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* monotasking is \u201csomething that needs to be practiced.”<\/strong><\/p>\n* \u201cAlmost any experience is improved by paying full attention to it,\u201d Ms. McGonigal said. \u201cAttention is one way your brain decides, \u2018Is this interesting? Is this worthwhile? Is this fun?\u2019 \u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n* Monotasking can also be as simple as having a conversation. \u201cPractice how you listen to people,\u201d Ms. McGonigal said. \u201cPut down anything that\u2019s in your hands and turn all of your attentional channels to the person who is talking. You should be looking at them, listening to them, and your body should be turned to them. If you want to see a benefit from monotasking, if you want to have any kind of social rapport or influence on someone, that\u2019s the place to start. That\u2019s where you\u2019ll see the biggest payoff.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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