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Setting your own technological rhythm

From Attention Span: Finding Focus for a Fulfilling Life by Gloria Marks:

Paying attention to it can let us know when to recharge so that we’re not trying for nonstop focus and getting overspent. Our resonance with rhythm can help us restore our psychological balance, which we’ll talk about more later. Being in control of our attention is about being aware of our level of resources and switching our attentional states between using our resources and restoring them when we need to.

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In our everyday use of computers and phones, rather than thinking about experiencing that idyllic but elusive flow state, which in countless hours of study I have found to be rare, we should instead aspire to achieve a balance in our attentional states, which means not overspending our cognitive resources. If we can’t get into flow, we still can find our internal rhythm.

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While we may think of focus as an ideal state where one can be productive and creative, rote attention (and even boredom) are just as important and play critical roles in our well-being. The idea that light, easy engagement, or even an unfocused state, might be good for us runs counter to our conventional thinking that only deep engagement is worthwhile.

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