What's Your Favorite Tool to Keep Your Attention Spent?

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I would say it is the meta awareness. And I practice it. It's a skill that you can develop. During the pandemic, my university offered a course in what's called mindfulness-based stress reduction. Because everybody was stressed when the pandemic lockdown happened. The more I practice it, the more it becomes second nature. and again, it's bringing these unconscious habits to our conscious awareness. Then we can act on them and we can make intelligent decisions.

Gloria Mark is Chancellor’s Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. She received her PhD from Columbia University in psychology and studies the impact of digital media on people’s lives. She takes a deep dive in examining multitasking, interruptions, and mood with the use of digital devices. She has published over 200 articles, and in 2017 was inducted into the ACM SIGCHI Academy which recognizes leaders in the field of human-computer interaction.

Gloria's book, Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity, is available now!

Find more about Gloria at gloriamark.com.