Human Decision Lab™ · Newsletter
Weekly insights on attention, decisions, and human performance. Read by founders, leaders, and knowledge workers who take their cognition seriously.
Sample Issues
Every time you switch tasks, you don't just lose the seconds it takes to refocus. You lose the depth of thought you had just built. We look at what the research actually says — and what it means for how you structure your day.
The ability to enter states of intense, prolonged focus is celebrated in productivity culture. But hyperfocus is often a symptom of dysregulation — not a strength. Understanding the difference changes how you work with it.
Gloria Mark's research at UC Irvine showed it takes an average of 23 minutes to fully regain focus after a single interruption. The implications for how we design our work environments are more serious than most people realize.