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    “The Cost of Continuously Checking Email”

    Jun 10, 2019 Magazine Article by Anne McGhee-Stinson
    Resource Author:  Ron Friedman
    Resource Date:  2014-07-04
    Resource Name:  Harvard Business Review
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    This is a quick read that emphasizes the cognitive price we pay when we’re constantly shifting our attention from one item to another.  It is a 2 min or less resource so go ahead “Do It!”

     

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