It’s Never Too Early to Protect Your Hearing (w/ David Owen) and Why You Should Work in 90-Minute Spurts

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Author David Owen discusses how hearing works and why it’s important to protect even when you’re young. Plus: learn how to be more productive by tapping into your “ultradian rhythms.”

For Better Productivity, Work in 90-Minute Spurts by Ashley Hamer: https://curiosity.com/topics/for-better-productivity-work-in-90-minute-spurts-curiosity

Additional resources from David Owen:

Pick up “Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World” on Amazon https://amazon.com
Additional publications by David Owen https://amazon.com
Official website https://www.davidowen.net/
Articles by David Owen in The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/david-owen

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0:00.0	The future is unpredictable at times that the Open University are the experts in
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0:12.3	have support from dedicated tutors every step of the way.
0:16.0	Now, suddenly your possibilities are open.
0:20.0	Search the Open University to find out more.
0:23.0	The Open University, the future is open.
0:37.6	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Curiositycom. I'm Cody Goff.
0:39.2	And I'm Ashley Hamer.
0:40.5	Today you learn about how to be more productive by tapping into your ultradian rhythms.
0:45.0	Then you learn about how hearing works and why it's important to protect even when you're young,
0:50.0	with help from author David Owen.
0:52.0	Let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:54.0	What's more effective?
0:56.0	Working non-stop for five hours,
0:58.0	or working in three 90-minute intervals
1:00.0	spaced out with 20-minute breaks.
1:02.0	It might seem like that first option is best if you're
1:04.6	one of those workers who skips lunch and doesn't leave your desk until five. But according
1:09.0	to science, you'll be better off taking those breaks.
1:12.8	It all comes down to our ultradian rhythms.
1:16.1	Like circadian rhythms, ultradian rhythms refer to a sort of body clock that cycles regularly
1:21.3	throughout our lives.
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