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Multitasking – Don’t Do It

Upside Learning

When multitasking, productivity decreases up to 40% and stress rises. Harvard Business Review’s Peter Bregman spent a week consciously not multitasking and writes about it. Hit the jump - How (and Why) to Stop Multitasking. Related posts: Multitasking or Attention Switching? His results? First, it was delightful.

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Finite Attention Spans and Employee Agility Driving Corporate Training Trends

Clarity Consultants

The survey provided insight into how job seeker motivation varies across age groups. The youngest age group surveyed (ages 18-34) were most likely to prioritize career growth and opportunities for acquiring new skills. Short, interesting videos also increase the chances of learners sharing it with their peers, magnifying its impact.

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How your Student’s Attention Span affects your eLearning Platform

Academy of Mine

Did you know that with the advent of increased technology in our day-to-day lives that the average human attention span has actually gotten shorter over time? In fact, the average human attention span of 8 seconds is shorter than that of a goldfish’s at 9 seconds… . How does a shortened attention span affect eLearning?

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How Your Student's Attention Span Affects Your eLearning Business

Academy of Mine

A 2015 study by Microsoft of 2,000 survey participants and 112 individuals monitored via EEG in Canada found that since the year 2000 (queue the mobile revolution) a person’s average attention span has dropped a staggering 33% from 12 seconds to 8 seconds. How does a shortened attention span affect eLearning?

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How Practicing Mindfulness in the Workplace Can Ease Stress and Improve Productivity

KnowledgeCity

That number quickly increases for the younger generations of workers, reaching 71% percent of millennials surveyed, and 69% of Gen Z. Practicing paying close attention to things that are happening. Did you know that half of the workers in North America reported feeling significant workplace stress in a 2022 report from Gallup ?

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Survey: Workplace Productivity Peaks on Tuesdays

CLO Magazine

Tuesday is the most productive day of the week, according to a new survey, while Thursday and Friday are the least productive. Take it up on Tuesday, a new survey suggests. Thirty-nine percent of human resources managers rank Tuesday as the most productive day of the week, according to a survey from staffing firm Accountemps.

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Creating a Virtual Leadership Academy: A Case Study #ASTDTK14

Learning Visions

They needed that word to fill out a survey at the end in order to win the ipad – 30% of people couldn’t identify the secret word). No one will be offended by brevity). Easy – simple to access, log-on and learn. Linked to action – What will they do with it. Don''t want to do away with live events ever.'