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Jan 2022
47m 58s

Become a Focused Monotasker

THE ART OF MANLINESS
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Writing an email while on a Zoom call. Talking on the phone while walking. Scrolling through social media while watching a movie. In both our work and our play, we're all doing more and more multitasking. Doing two things at once makes us feel as if we're more efficient and getting more done. But my guest would say that all this task juggling actually make ... Show More
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