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5 Signs You May Have Rabbit Hole Syndrome
What You Think Is a Healthy Level of Productivity May Be Signs of Rabbit Hole Syndrome.
Rabbit hole syndrome is a phenomenon that can happen when you’re reading one article, then it leads to another and another until you’ve forgotten why you’re reading. Usually, this can be caused by clicking on an interesting link, but sometimes it just happens with no conscious decision. What’s worse is that these rabbit holes often lead us down an Internet-hole where all we do is look at cat videos or buy things we don’t need online instead of finishing our work for the day. If this sounds like something you’ve done today, here are 5 signs of rabbit hole syndrome:
1) You find yourself reading articles, but not finishing them — This means you don’t remember what the article was about because you got distracted by another article. If you found yourself saying “hmmm this is interesting, I’ll just read one more…” but then didn’t remember what the first was about when you finished it, this could be a sign of rabbit hole syndrome.
2) You were searching for something specific and can’t remember why — It’s hard to go back and forth between multiple tasks without losing track of the original task. If we’re using Google to do research for…
