tot
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The team found that people in a TOT state were more likely to volunteer partial information—doing so five times as often in one experiment.
From Scientific American • Jun. 28, 2023
Cleary relates TOT to a similar state: déjà vu, which is especially common in people with certain neurological disorders such as epilepsy.
From Scientific American • Jun. 28, 2023
Workers could not readily see their TOT totals, increasing anxiety.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2021
Time off task, or TOT, tracked every moment they strayed from their assignment — whether trekking to the bathroom, troubleshooting broken machinery or talking to a co-worker.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2021
Penelope gave a gentle downward tug on the TOT, and the bird knelt low enough for her to climb aboard.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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