HOW TO STOP BEING CONTROLLED BY YOUR PHONE!

One phone setting could give you an hour of your day back.

During this conversation, I learned about an experiment where simply changing people's phone screens to greyscale led them to spend an hour less on their phones every day.

This is Dr Sahar Yousef, a cognitive neuroscientist at UC Berkeley who's spent over 15 years studying how to improve our focus, memory and productivity.

One of the things Sahar explains is how much of the way we work today goes against how our brains naturally function, and how a few small changes could make a huge difference to how we think and feel every day.

I wanted to understand why so many of us struggle to concentrate, even when we know exactly what we need to be doing.

We discussed things like:

- Why we now spend just 47 seconds focused on one work screen.
- The phone setting that could save you 7 hours a week.
- Why multitasking is making us less productive.
- How to work with your brain's natural energy levels.
- Why AI could be weakening our ability to think for ourselves.
- The simple changes that could help prevent burnout.

At one point, Sahar asked me to do a multitasking exercise, and I was 60% slower when switching between two tasks.

It made me think about how often I work in exactly the same way, constantly jumping between emails, meetings and whatever else needs my attention.

What I found useful about speaking to Sahar is that she explains the science behind these habits and what we can actually do differently.

If you're someone who feels constantly busy but struggles to get your most important work done, I think this conversation is worth watching.

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