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Research generally finds that after being interrupted, people typically need several minutes or even longer to re-enter a state of focus.
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UnverifiedResearch by Gloria Mark of the University of California, Irvine shows that after each interruption it takes an average of more than 20 minutes to re-enter a state of deep focus78% similarUnverifiedThe "attention residue" effect means that after switching to a phone, even if the AI has finished its output, the actual attention recovery time often balloons from a few seconds of waiting to five minutes or longer of interruption.76% similar
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