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Kari Schneider discusses the importance of managing attention over time to improve productivity and well-being.

Everyone talks about managing time. But what if time is not the problem? In this episode of the Empowered Team Podcast, Kari Schneider explores one of the biggest challenges facing leaders, professionals, and high performers today: the erosion of attention. Research shows that our average screen attention span has dropped from 2.5 minutes to just 47 seconds. Meanwhile, every interruption can require up to 23 minutes of recovery time. The result? More stress, less productivity, and a growing sense of depletion. Kari unpacks groundbreaking research from Dr. Gloria Mark and Dr. Amishi Jha to reveal how attention actually works and why understanding it can dramatically improve your leadership, performance, and well-being. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: • Why attention is the true currency of a high-performing life• The hidden cost of interruptions and multitasking• The three attention systems: Flashlight, Floodlight, and Juggler• Why decision fatigue is not a character flaw, but biology• How your attention directly impacts energy, productivity, and leadership effectiveness• The “Token Model” for managing cognitive energy throughout the day• How to schedule your calendar around…

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