Attention Is the Scarce Thing · Course check

Course check

3 questions. Get them all right and the One Thing seal is yours. Get one wrong and you can reread and try again — as many times as you like, and nothing is recorded against you.

1. What is the real constraint?

   The number of hours available in a dayThe three to five hours a day of usable attentionThe number of tasks on the list

2. What is the real cost of a quick notification check?

   The seconds spent reading itThe several minutes of re-entry into the task afterwardsNothing, provided you return immediately

3. What actually restores attention?

   Switching to a lighter task on the same screenA genuine break — a walk, food, a conversationWorking through and finishing first