Our collective attention spans have shrunk, due in part to the rise of technology and the constant desire to feel connected. As we get further into the near year, it’s worth re-evaluating your relationship with technology to better meet your needs while making simple ...
When you become less attentive, repeat this to yourself as a reminder —‘What I do not learn and practise well, I will have to relearn and re-practise in my next life, but I might not encounter the Dharma again. Thus, I will be as attentive as I can as my time is running out....
For too many of us, however, the political “spin” is truthful if it supports our side but a total lie if it criticizes our side. With more easy access to boundless information than ever before, we have the ability to explore other points of view, but we’re too impatient and distract...
A short attention span has become a hallmark of this century due to the growing number of distractions and the overload of information. Like most people, you have a smartphone, surf the Internet, and have a Facebook and Whatsapp account. These activities take up a great portion of your ti...
How to Rebuild an Attention SpanFoster, Douglas
Q: How can I improve my attention span? A:Wait, what? I feel this question deeply. I will no doubt toggle between many of my 57 open tabs and click over to at least four different tasks during the writing of this response. There’s a quote that’s long stuck with me about writing...
But what if you don’t have ADHD, yet you have the attention span of a gnat? ADHD drugs like Adderall aren’t the answer in this case. To get the latest on what actually is, I checked in first with Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D., a professor at the University of California San Fr...
Now the thing when it comes to mindset around focusing is we need to get away from the idea that focus is something that you have or something that you don't have.当说到到专注的心态时，我们需要摆脱专注是你拥有的东西或是你所没有的东西的想法。Focus is absolutely something that you can ...
So it’s understandable that children struggle to focus and engage in school, and consequently have a hard time retaining content. This doesn’t have to be the case, though. There are several ways your child can work on increasing their attention span to avoid falling behind in school....
What is an attention span? 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 ...