Information overload: Is all this technology bad for your brain? 

Ping, ding, ring — these are just some of the many interruptions in our working day. We may regard all this switching back and forth between tasks as multitasking, but experts say it contributes to stress and reduces productivity

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OUR brains are focusing machines. Right now, they are being bombarded with information. Our eyes are sending them the equivalent of 10 million bits (or binary digits) of data every second. 

There’s a constant flow of information from the sound waves that hit our ears. And, according to a 2020 study, we have more than 6,000 thoughts daily.