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1–2 minutesWhy Quiet Fidgets Make More Sense at Work
A work fidget can be helpful for you and still become everybody else’s distraction. For shared spaces, boring, quiet, and easy to ignore are features
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3–4 minutesCan Fidgeting Help in Meetings?
I’m most likely to want a fidget during a meeting, but that setting changes the test. I care about the sensory input I want, how much attention it asks for, and whether…
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3–5 minutesWhat Makes a Fidget Helpful Instead of Distracting?
I don’t think the best fidget is automatically the quietest or simplest. I look at four things now: the sensory input I want, how much attention it asks for, where I’m using…
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2–3 minutesCan Fidgeting Actually Help You Pay Attention?
Some movement is associated with better performance in ADHD research. Some fidget devices have been associated with worse attention. The useful question is what the movement is doing to the task you…
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2–3 minutesFidgeting vs. Fidget Toys: They’re Not the Same Thing
Spontaneous fidgeting and a fidget toy aren’t the same intervention. One can happen almost automatically in the background. The other adds an object with demands of its own
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2–3 minutesWhy Do People Fidget When They’re Thinking?
A bouncing leg can look like distraction from across the room. The research is more interesting: movement can rise when cognitive demand rises, and in ADHD it may sometimes be part of…
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