Dr. Andrew Newberg

People who basically check their smartphones all day long to see what's coming in. And both those extremes have problems. Those who are constantly checking tend to have worse focus, which can be really important for a lot of work. And they're spending more time just going back and forth between things and recovering.

People who basically check their smartphones all day long to see what's coming in. And both those extremes have problems. Those who are constantly checking tend to have worse focus, which can be really important for a lot of work. And they're spending more time just going back and forth between things and recovering.

But those who just do communication once a day are also missing out on other opportunities. And these are a few of them. So one is sometimes you get a message in the middle of your day that is actually useful for your task that can make you more productive. And so what chunking is that you basically choose three-ish times of the day to engage in your communication.

But those who just do communication once a day are also missing out on other opportunities. And these are a few of them. So one is sometimes you get a message in the middle of your day that is actually useful for your task that can make you more productive. And so what chunking is that you basically choose three-ish times of the day to engage in your communication.

But those who just do communication once a day are also missing out on other opportunities. And these are a few of them. So one is sometimes you get a message in the middle of your day that is actually useful for your task that can make you more productive. And so what chunking is that you basically choose three-ish times of the day to engage in your communication.

Once at the beginning of the day, once maybe after lunch and once towards the end of the day. And beyond being able to get information that's useful potentially to your task, there's a couple other benefits. And that includes communication can be a really nice break from much more thought intensive work. So mindless tasks and mindless activities can be useful as a recovery of sorts.

Once at the beginning of the day, once maybe after lunch and once towards the end of the day. And beyond being able to get information that's useful potentially to your task, there's a couple other benefits. And that includes communication can be a really nice break from much more thought intensive work. So mindless tasks and mindless activities can be useful as a recovery of sorts.

Once at the beginning of the day, once maybe after lunch and once towards the end of the day. And beyond being able to get information that's useful potentially to your task, there's a couple other benefits. And that includes communication can be a really nice break from much more thought intensive work. So mindless tasks and mindless activities can be useful as a recovery of sorts.

So if you're really thinking really hard about this project for a client and you're spending two, three hours really focused on it, being able to take a break for 30 minutes to knock out some emails can be a really good way to give your mind a rest. And beyond that, communicating somewhat more regularly, especially when you're in remote or virtual contexts, is really good for showing engagement.

So if you're really thinking really hard about this project for a client and you're spending two, three hours really focused on it, being able to take a break for 30 minutes to knock out some emails can be a really good way to give your mind a rest. And beyond that, communicating somewhat more regularly, especially when you're in remote or virtual contexts, is really good for showing engagement.

So if you're really thinking really hard about this project for a client and you're spending two, three hours really focused on it, being able to take a break for 30 minutes to knock out some emails can be a really good way to give your mind a rest. And beyond that, communicating somewhat more regularly, especially when you're in remote or virtual contexts, is really good for showing engagement.

If you were a manager and you had two employees and one of the employees sends you every Friday, their only communication is they send you a five-paragraph long email talking about what they did for the week. And the other employee is one who, at the end of each day, sends you a few sentence updates, say, hey, boss, I did this for the day.

If you were a manager and you had two employees and one of the employees sends you every Friday, their only communication is they send you a five-paragraph long email talking about what they did for the week. And the other employee is one who, at the end of each day, sends you a few sentence updates, say, hey, boss, I did this for the day.

If you were a manager and you had two employees and one of the employees sends you every Friday, their only communication is they send you a five-paragraph long email talking about what they did for the week. And the other employee is one who, at the end of each day, sends you a few sentence updates, say, hey, boss, I did this for the day.

And just a few sentences, but they send a message each day. Which employee do you think would be more productive? The one that is communicating only on Friday with a five paragraph email or the one that communicates each day?

And just a few sentences, but they send a message each day. Which employee do you think would be more productive? The one that is communicating only on Friday with a five paragraph email or the one that communicates each day?

And just a few sentences, but they send a message each day. Which employee do you think would be more productive? The one that is communicating only on Friday with a five paragraph email or the one that communicates each day?

And here's the thing about this is that they're actually both sending the identical amount of communication because they're both sending effectively five paragraphs of the word. By the second person spreading it out, it seems like they're more engaged because they're communicating each day. It seems like they're working each day.

And here's the thing about this is that they're actually both sending the identical amount of communication because they're both sending effectively five paragraphs of the word. By the second person spreading it out, it seems like they're more engaged because they're communicating each day. It seems like they're working each day.

And here's the thing about this is that they're actually both sending the identical amount of communication because they're both sending effectively five paragraphs of the word. By the second person spreading it out, it seems like they're more engaged because they're communicating each day. It seems like they're working each day.