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七选五考前训练 （一） Picture this: youve just settled into your workday and pulled up that big report you need to finish, when a friend sends you a couple of celebrity videos on WeChat. ] And then the next thing you know, an hour has gone by while that big report sits, ignored, on your desk. So how does that happen? To understand this, we conducted a series of studies with 6,445 people. We found the order and types of content we consume can affect our decision to keep consuming similar content. But what drives this effect? 2 When something feels more accessible, it becomes easier to process, leading us to enjoy it more. The research also explains why its so easy to get distracted by apps on social media at work. 3 They offer bite-sized content that makes it easy to quickly consume several videos in a row. They often automatically suggest similar content, and many of them even automatically start playing similar videos, reducing the potential for interruptions. 4 To fight the pull, make an effort to just watch one video. If you really want to watch multiple in a row, choose videos that seem unrelated. You can also use a social media timer that urges you to take a break after a certain amount of time, or even just consciously remind yourself to consume different kinds of content. So, if youre struggling to climb out of a rabbit hole, try to find ways to reduce the similarity, repetitiveness, and relatedness of the content youre consuming. 5 Once you manage to break free, youll be back at that big report in no time. It can be difficult, but its not impossible. You figure youll just take a few minutes to watch them. Accessibility refers to how familiar a given kind of content feels. These platforms are designed to trap viewers in a social media rabbit hole. The research suggests that there are factors increasing the accessibility of similar media. The good news is, a better understanding of the problem can give us the tools to escape it. This will become a problem if it keeps yo