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Your leaders’ brains were not made for this moment

CLO Magazine

workplace environment is putting a strain on our brains and affecting our mental well-being. As the number of workers grappling with mental health issues continues to rise, learning and development leaders are facing a critical question: How and why are our employees struggling to cope? Take a look at the nature of work, for example.

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How Instructional Designers Can Cope with Continuous Partial Attention in "The Age of Distraction"

SHIFT eLearning

Thomas Friedman stated in 2006 “All we do now is interrupt each other or ourselves with instant messages, e-mail, spam or cellphone rings.”. The term continuous partial attention was first used by Apple and Microsoft executive Linda Stone in 1990 to describe, in her own words, “post multitasking” behavior.