*The Unusual Sunday Drop!* #27
Looking at the watch to check the time, again looking at the watch to re-check and understand the time. I am sure you are nodding your head and giggling right now. Surprisingly, goldfish have a 9 seconds attention span and human attention spans has fallen below 8 Seconds.
Root cause of lack of attention span is because of the distraction. We often receive notification from various apps which we have installed. We lose core focus on our ongoing work, phone makes us to attend the notification. It gives us Instant gratification this also releases minor Quantity of dopamine, serotonin, endorphins, and oxytocin which are happy hormones. So, you do it more and often and with the time this becomes your habit and addiction.
Everyday Oops Moments (Few common this we forget on daily basis):
Starting from my title “Sorry I just forgot what I was saying!”
Plug your mobile to charge but forget to switch on the button.
Note down things not to forget in Notes, but forget to read the notes.
Keep certain things at safest place but forget the place.
Reply to an email or text message, or forgetting an appointment you didn't write down.
What we were about to search on google.
Whether I Punched in the biometric machine for attendance.
There is “I will remember” challenge. And of course we forget what was it about
Let’s beat it back:
Turn on a notification for only those apps which is crucial.
Give your phone a break and involve yourself in other activities like reading books, dancing, drawing or physical games etc.
“Our focus is not lost, it’s just somewhere in the distractions like phone notifications. Time to bring it home.”
-Charudatt
