The company is initially concentrating on biofilms that Lu says can corrode water pipes and block heat transfer in heating and cooling systems, decreasing energy efficiency by up to 80 percent.
Productivity often suffers, as employees spend their time sharing rumours and providing one another with moral support rather than focusing on their jobs.
Employees also seem to like being led by Mai, knowing that industry surprises will likely evade them, freeing them up mentally and emotionally to focus on the most critical work.
The second hypothesis is that we do perceive everything, but the brain categorizes the information, and whatever is not relevant to what we are concentrating on gets treated as low priority.
Apple has this aura of perfection and focus but when you read the book it becomes clear that their way to the top was just as tumultuous as any other start-up.
Although it hardly seems practical to trick ourselves into eating less, the new findings do highlight the benefits of focusing on our food and avoiding TV and multitasking while eating.