Attention has a rhythm and people have different engagement patterns throughout the day: they can be deeply engaged with challenging work or doing 'rote' activities that don't require cognitive effort; people are happiest doing rote activities but can also be engaged with challenging work.

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Gloria Mark

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people can be engaged with things in different ways you you can be engaged with writing a paper which is challenging or you can also be engaged with watching a YouTube video or playing a game like Candy Crush what I call rote activities

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Tired? Distracted? Burned-Out? Listen to This.The Ezra Klein Show
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:46:08 PM

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