Modern life is only going to get more complex and more distracting, but we can overcome these challenges–and for the good of us all, it’s urgent that we do so. As a bonus, as we restore our attention spans, we’ll hopefully become more patient, thoughtful and civil with each other...
Turn your attention away from what’s distracting you “The average attention span of the modern human being is about half as long as whatever you’re trying to tell them.” ~ Meg Rosoff You have probably heard many times about the famous marshmallow experiment 1, in which a group of chi...
A typical presentation is longer than 7 to 10 minutes. Presentations are often an hour long. This means you have to find ways to make changes at least every 7 minutes in order to get people to pay attention. It’s easy, as the presenter, to forget that your audience’s attention may ...
Many preschool teachers often struggle with maintaining the attention span of their pupils. By the time children reach preschool age, their attention spans are still relatively short. A 3-year-old, for example, may only be able to concentrate on a single task for three to eight minutes while ...
Martial arts training is both a physical and mental journey. Those who begin training undergo a transformation within the body and the mind.
Though similar, empathetic listening is different from sympathetic listening. With sympathetic listening, you aim to understand a person’s feelings and emotions to provide support. Empathetic listening goes a step further by allowing the listener to relate to the speaker’s experience as if it were...
As with soarplane gliders, the balance of these three forces (lift, drag, gravity) determines how high the hang glider can go, how far it can travel and how long it can stay aloft. The performance of a hang glider and the distance it can travel is determined by its glide ratio (lift...
While writing your resume, whether it’s the first one or an update to include the latest experience in a long career, think of it as your social media profile for hiring managers. They will skim the document to determine if they want to connect with you. ...
According to WebMD, "Your attention span is how long you can focus on something or spend on a task before you need a break or get distracted. While everyone gets distracted from time to time, those with short attention spans frequently have trouble focusing on tasks and conversations". Debun...
Scientists say the average person’s attention span isonly eight seconds. Seems like a long time, right? Well, if those researchers are correct, then we’ve lost four seconds from our attention spans in less than two decades: it was 12 seconds in 2000. It’s also one second lower ...