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How to Pay Better Attention, With Neuroscientist Dr. Amishi Jha

The Upgrade by Lifehacker

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Are We in a Crisis Moment?

Our brains are actually functioning exactly as they were a sort of design through the course of human evolution to function. In terms of what is the amount of time that we are able to stay on task, or quency with which we minht wander away, the humbling number is about 50 % of our waking moments. The fact that we have the capacity to focus is kind of odd in and of itself. If you think about this capacity, why would we develop it? And one of the reasons we developed it is because we had a big problem. We can't simultaneously get a picture of everything happening, so sub sample it, take a piece of it, know it fully. Move your

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