Monday, April 2, 2012
Attention span
We have such small attention spans. I would be so much more productive if I would improve my attention span and my ability to concentrate and focus. It ties into so many things in life. A better attention span means better personal relationships, better productivity at work and less pressure on the brain. I am constantly waiting to be distracted by something. I will read a few paragraphs, then check e mail, then read some more, then check my facebook, then browse something totally irrelevant, then send a couple of texts and so on. I cant seem to hold a steady thought for more than a few minutes. I will stop multi tasking and actively start to focus on single tasks. I will also stop myself from being distracted. I don't want to know anything right now. Everything can wait. I don't care about the other things that are waiting for me. I only care about giving my full attention to what I am doing now. That is how I want to be and that is how I will try to be going forward. Any comments and encouragement are appreciated. Maybe we can form a society of single taskers.
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It has been more than seven years since you posted this blog entry. Societal expectations have not become any easier in that period. Our brains are not wired to multi-task, and our relationships and the quality of our work and play suffers when we are not able to focus. I find this in myself as well as hear it from others. Do you feel, in this passing era, that you have been more successful in focusing your attention more pointedly?
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