“The real message is because attention is under siege more than it has ever been in human history, we have more distractions than ever before, we have to be more focused on cultivating the skills of attention,”
Age of Distraction: Why It's Crucial for Students to Learn to Focus | MindShift - 0 views
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If young students don’t build up the neural circuitry that focused attention requires, they could have problems controlling their emotions and being empathetic.
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“The circuitry for paying attention is identical for the circuits for managing distressing emotion,”
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Why Daydreaming is Critical to Effective Learning | MindShift | KQED News - 1 views
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It’s never too early to learn smart strategies to focus in on priorities and tune out what’s not immediately necessary.
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Neuroscience has shown that multitasking — the process of doing more than one thing at the same time — doesn’t exist.
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Multitasking is also stressful for the body. When people try to do several things at once, like drive and text, the brain uses up oxygenated glucose at a much faster rate and releases the stress hormone cortisol.
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