Finding Focus in Age of Attention Snatchers
Author and psychologist who specializes in attention, Lucy Jo Palladino PhD blogs to help you sharpen your focus in the age of attention snatchers.
According to the Speed-Accuracy Tradeoff (SAT), the precision of a response varies with the time taken to produce it. SATs impact all facets of human attention from common matters such as tweets to life-changing ones such as, well, taking the SATs.
Read MoreAttention tips, articles, and blogs by Lucy Jo Palladino, PhD, psychologist, author, and educator, for finding focus and for parenting focused kids in the digital age.
A COVID-19 MESSAGE
Our heartfelt condolences to the innumerable families and friends of the victims who lost their lives to this horrific virus. May you find comfort and peace to see you through these trying times.
In our darkest days, at least one light shines brightly — the brave and caring people on the front lines.
Please join me in thanking our medical personnel, first responders, and all essential workers for risking their lives and health to meet our needs.
More than ever, this is a time for us to consciously choose where we place our attention. Worries and fears crowd out feelings of gratitude. It takes mental effort to remind ourselves of all we can honestly feel thankful for.
“Gratitude conserves the vital energies of a person more than any other attitude tested.”
- Hans Selye, MD
Pioneer Endocrinologist &
First to demonstrate the existence of biological stress
Attention to appreciation is well worth the effort. It reduces stress and feelings of being overwhelmed.
This simple change of perspective returns us to our focus zone. Give it a try!
Sources
Selye, Hans (1956). The Stress of Life. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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