You're in the kitchen, baking a cake, and the recipe calls for two cups of sugar. By the time you choose between the brown ...

Did you know Nir Eyal, the author of this piece, is speaking at TNW2020 this year? Check out their session on ‘Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life’ here. From comic ...

(Boston)— The world is full of distractions, like intrusive memories, worries about the future and reminders of things to do. Sustained attention, the ability to maintain focus on a specific stimulus ...

It happens to all of us. You start with the best intentions, ready to focus and tackle whatever’s in front of you. Then, before you even realize it, your attention drifts. Prefer to listen rather than ...

We live in what has been called the "distraction economy": an environment full of triggers that are engineered to demand our ...

We live in a world filled with distractions. Throughout the workday, 79% of workers report feeling distracted. Employees lose an estimated 720 hours a year because of workplace distractions. As a ...

I recently had the privilege of sitting in on a college lecture at my alma mater. I sat beside my student daughter—proud to be a parent, an alumnus, a lifelong learner. The lecture hall, located on ...

This simplified version of a figure from the research shows the rotation of subspace coding from many trials with correct vs. error respoonses. The blue arrow ...

New research from the University of Houston reveals that distraction breaks memory by interrupting the brain's central ...