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When:
Beneath the surface of everyday life is a hidden pattern: crucial, unexpected, and revealing.
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11 |
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When:
…economic rationality is no match for a biological clock forged during a few million years of evolution.
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19 |
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When:
…our moods and performance oscillate during the day. For most of us, mood follows a common pattern: a peak, a trough, and a rebound.
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When:
The harsh reality of work – whatever we do, whatever our title – is that many of us don’t fully control our time.
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41 |
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When:
…’vigilance breaks’ – brief pauses before high-stakes encounters to review instructions and guard against error.
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When:
Afternoons are the Bermuda Triangles of our days. Across many domains, the trough represents a danger zone for productivity, ethics, and health.
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When:
…the typical worker reaches the most unproductive moment of the day at 2:55 p.m. When we enter this region of the day, we often lose our bearings.
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55 |
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One problem with afternoons is that if we stick with a task too long, we lose sight of the goal we’re trying to achieve, a process known as ‘habituation.’
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When:
Short breaks from a task can prevent habituation, help us maintain focus, and reactivate our commitment to a goal.
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…short breaks are more effective than occasional ones.
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