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The Daily Digest: Is This How You Pay Attention?

22-Aug-19 14:00

The Daily Digest: Is This How You Pay Attention?

A breast surgeon was called out at a conference for doing crocheting while listening to the lecture. In response, she tweeted: “I haven't taken my eyes off you. Why don't you pick on the guy next to me playing on his phone?” So could manual tasks like knitting or crocheting help us focus better?

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Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Kelly Anissa, Sumitra Selvaraj


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