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Close Your Eyes to Listen Better
When you need to listen closely or remember spoken information, briefly close your eyes to reduce visual distraction and shift more attention toward sound. This can create a more focused auditory “cone,” which may improve concentration and help you encode what you hear more effectively.
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“It turns out when we are listening very intently to somebody and trying to remember the information they're telling us, we will often close our eyes. And that's not a form of lack of attention. That's actually a form of attending in.”
huberman · Science-Based Tools for Increasing Happiness · Nov 14, 2022 · 1:53:23 · open ↗
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