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Originally Posted by activeStick
In general, people are more tired these days due to how connected most people are at all times through technology. All of the new ways people are distracted through notifications that require attention are on top of everything else that people have always had to and continue to have to address before the technology we have today arrived. This leads to our brains and our focus tending to more things overall than before, resulting in mental and then physical exhaustion.
Without a cellphone that is constantly feeding you notifications/alerts via social media, text messages, etc. people in the 80's and 90's always had some time to just rest the mind, but it's virtually impossible these days unless you physically put the phone away. Constantly having things that require your attention every few minutes will drain you eventually when it's 8-12 hours a day, every day.
And then women also have multiple things that are unique to them which they deal with constantly on top of all this that are exhausting.
I have a friend who a few years ago made some drastic changes around how much a part of his life technology is and one of the benefits he's told our group of friends is having a lot more energy every day and he hasn't even cut it off completely, but rather, makes a point to limit its use.
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I always have my phone near me in case of emergencies but limiting notifications during focus time (whether work or personal) does wonders for productivity and then I actually get done what I need to get done, and can later relax.
If only there was a switch so I could turn off CP during work hours ...
