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CAN’T FOCUS? Switch hands

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Can’t seem to clear your head or stay on task? Doing something that’s very familiar (like watering plants or wiping a counter) with the opposite hand could increase your focus, concentrat­ion and alertness by 45% in 60 seconds, Canadian researcher­s say. Their studies suggest that challengin­g yourself by using your nondominan­t hand to do a task that’s normally effortless prompts the brain to release a surge of focus-improving

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