AnshikaKumari, class IX, Naval’s Academy, Mohanpur
“Distraction from studies is like chasing shadows; it leads you away from the brilliance of knowledge waiting to be discovered.If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don’t just stick there scowling that you are distracted. AnshikaKumari of class IX from Mohanpur Branch is here to portray her thoughts about – DISTRACTION FROM STUDIES
When it comes to how to be more focused and less distracted, we’ve got things inside out. We tend to think that we are distracted because of the devices in our pocket, Instagram, Facebook, text messages, phone calls, and the thousands of other notifications beckoning for our attention. An Inc.com Featured Presentation
But according to the research of two Harvard psychologists, the real problem isn’t our chaotic environment, its our minds.
Psychologists Matthew Killingsworth and Daniel Gilbert found that the human mind is actually wired for this state of continuous distraction. In a study conducted with 2,250 adults, they concluded that we spend around 47 percent of every waking hour “mind wandering.” Also called “stimulus-independent thought,” mind wandering is an experience that so ordinary, so natural to us, we don’t even notice it.
