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The modern world, with all its distractions, can inhibit our ability to focus. But the author of this article asserts that an ancient technique offers a means to increase our attention span.Summary
This article by Kevin Dickinson, writing for Big Think, makes the following points:
- Attention is a scarce economic resource; you only have so much to give in your lifetime.
- Life's modern distractions, such as news and social media, may have overwhelmed our evolutionarily-designed attention span.
- Hijacked attention can manifest as anxiety and worry.
- Disconnected attention keeps us detached from others.
- According to one neuroscientist, just 12 minutes of mindfulness training daily strengthens our attention-related biological systems.
- Just as exercise trains the body, mindfulness trains the mind by strengthening your meta-awareness—that is, your ability to become more aware.
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References from the Web:
- JAN 2021 Five Powerful Ways To Boost Your Attention Span—Forbes
- FEB 2022 Why you (probably) won’t finish reading this story—Vox
- MAR 2022 The Great Fracturing of American Attention—The Atlantic
Source Information:
- Article Source: Big Think
- Media Check: Big Think - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
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