Distractions increase our cognitive load
Summary
- Distractions can fill up our working memory, leaving less space for our goals
Details
- distractions may include chatting wtih friends or social media.
- in one study, participants ate 20% more food when distracted
- distractions may also reduce our long-term memory. (in the case of meals, this may result in us forgetting how much we ate)
- To reduce how much we eat, use some method to reduce distractions during our meal, as well as methods to remember how much we have already eated that day.