Smartphones Impair the Brain's Ability to Focus

Smartphones Impair the Brain’s Ability to Focus

As posted to the Wall Street Journal YouTube Channel on 5/20/19

(Run time: 5 min, 17 sec)

Our phones give us instant gratification. But there’s a cost: loss of attention and productivity. Attention is a limited resource. At any particulary moment you can only have that much of it. We live in an age of constant distractions. 9-5 is out, and 24/7 is in. With our smartphone in hand, we now bring our work with us everywhere. But do our devices make us less attentive?

Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ’s) Daniela Hernandez goes on a quest to understand the science of distractions and what you can do to stay focused and productive.

(This is Blog Post #616)

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Roger Rossmeisl, CPA, brings over 40 years of experience helping small business owners who have outgrown their current CPA firm and larger companies seeking responsive, cost-effective solutions they’re not receiving from their current CPA Firm. He goes beyond tax compliance, explaining the “why” behind the numbers and their impact on cash flow and other decision making. An avid follower of federal monetary policy, Roger adds insight into how government actions affect business and wealth. With a niche in franchised new vehicle dealerships, he has served over 100 franchise stores and groups through decades of evolving IRS rules and legislation.

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