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It’s almost like a torture chamber’, says author Cal Newport of email
Nish Acharya, a senior adviser to Barack Obama, couldn’t log onto his emails for a month and a half in 2010 because of a digital security threat. At first, he panicked, worrying about how he could possibly schedule meetings, keep in touch with his team or stay on top of work with his email switched off.
But after a few weeks, Acharya was a changed man: he realised his focus was clearer and he was more productive at work. When he needed to talk to anyone he either picked up the phone or walked down the corridor to chat in person.
A year of lockdown has aged your brain – here s how to sharpen up
A year of monotony, isolation and increased screen use has made us slower and more forgetful, but there are ways to undo the damage
15 March 2021 • 5:00am
A lack of novelty has diminished our brain power
Nearly 12 months in, and heavy is the head that bears lockdown. Coping during this period of national incarceration has been a mental battle – and experts say the dramatic change to our lifestyles, coupled with unprecedented levels of stress, has aged our brains.
If you’ve been feeling more forgetful, unable to concentrate, and stumbling over the right words, you could be experiencing what’s being referred to as ‘lockdown brain’.
How the pandemic has aged our brains and what we can do to fix it
15 Mar, 2021 08:30 PM
8 minutes to read
Being stuck at home in lockdown has had a negative impact on our mental health. Photo / Getty Images
Being stuck at home in lockdown has had a negative impact on our mental health. Photo / Getty Images
Daily Telegraph UK
By: Joe Shute
It s around a year since Covid lockdown restrictions were imposed across the world, and heavy is the head that bears lockdown. Coping during this period of national incarceration has been a mental battle – and experts say the dramatic change to our lifestyles, coupled with unprecedented levels of stress, has aged our brains.