If you check your texts often while trying to work, you aren't only losing the little bursts of time you spend looking at the texts--you are also losing the time it takes to refocus afterward, which can be much longer. #JohannHari

If you check your texts often while trying to work, you aren't only losing the little bursts of time you spend looking at the texts--you are also losing the time it takes to refocus afterward, which can be much longer. #JohannHari

— English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 3, 2025