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Achieving And Maintaining Focus In The Age Of Distraction And Anxiety

Achieving And Maintaining Focus In The Age Of Distraction And Anxiety | Education 2.0 & 3.0 | Scoop.it
Do you ever pick up your smartphone to do one thing and end up doing five other things before you get to the one thing you really need to do? Or worse, you set out to do one thing but become distracted by all the other things gifted to you by our technological advancement and you completely forget t

Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , Miloš Bajčetić
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Finding Focus in a Distracted World

Finding Focus in a Distracted World | Education 2.0 & 3.0 | Scoop.it
In this Age of Distraction, being able to pay attention is a competitive advantage. Our tips on finding laser-like focus for your creative projects.

Via Susan Taylor, Ivon Prefontaine, PhD
Susan Taylor's curator insight, January 8, 2014 1:46 PM

This is Age of Information.  It is also the Age of Distraction.

 

We are "on" 24/7 -- confronted with vast amounts of information on a continuous basis every single day.  Some of our workplaces have open-plan cubicles, bringing with them the noise of others' activities. The Internet provides an infinite source of distraction. And smartphones have increased our ability to obtain new information any place and anywhere at any time.

 

"In a world filled with distraction, attention is our competitive advantage". To help you stay on task, Jocelyn Glei has pulled together a selection of top tips to help you find focus in a distracted world.

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'Our minds can be hijacked': the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia

'Our minds can be hijacked': the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia | Education 2.0 & 3.0 | Scoop.it
The Google, Apple and Facebook workers who helped make technology so addictive are disconnecting themselves from the internet. Paul Lewis reports on the Silicon Valley refuseniks who worry the race for human attention has created a world of perpetual distraction that could ultimately end in disaster

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