Age of Distraction: Why It's Crucial for Students to Learn to Focus | MindShift - 1 views
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“The circuitry for paying attention is identical for the circuits for managing distressing emotion,” Goleman said. The area of the brain that governs focus and executive functioning is known as the pre-frontal cortex. This is also the part of the brain that allows people to control themselves, to keep emotions in check and to feel empathy for other people.
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“It’s about using the devices smartly but having the capacity to concentrate as you need to, when you want to.”