Monday 27 March 2017

Activities that kill concentration>>>

Sometimes our ability to get focus and remain focus on the tasks can be affected by some factors. Lack of concentration can be viewed as a general problem not withstanding the age. Lack of concentration can be said to mean the inability to focus one's mind on something. Lack of concentration can cause many things such as relationships, it can affect your education, and almost everything else. Lack of concentration in many people can be caused by tiredness and emotional stress. Many times, you see people saying such thing like they cannot finish what they start doing, whenever they try to concentrate, they will see themselves thinking about another thing and things like that. Some factors have been said to cause lack of concentration such as -: Inadequate Sleep>>>>A body that does not get enough sleep continues to remain tired and getting concentration will be hard. One of the downsides o not getting enough sleep is that it impairs attention and short-term memory, according to Webmd. Poor sleepers experience more problems with daytime functioning than good sleepers, according to a research published in Journal of Psychosomatic Research in November 2000. Also another research suggests that sleep helps learning and memory in two distinct ways. First, a sleep-deprived person cannot focus attention optimally and therefore cannot learn efficiently. Second, sleep itself has a role in the consolidation of memory, which is essential for learning new information. Stress>>>High level of stress can affect one's ability to concentrate. Stress affects many memory functions and cognitive functioning of the brain. Employees suffering from high stress levels have lower engagement, are less productive and have higher absenteeism levels than those not working under excessive pressure, according to research from professional services firm Towers Watson. The effects of stress on memory include interference with a person's capacity to encode memory and the ability to retrieve information, according to Wikipedia. Cell phone>>>Florida State University researchers have found that mobile phone notification alone are enough to distract us from the task at hand, even if we try to ignore them. A new study also suggest that the heavy internet and mobile users are most likely to loss concentration and forget important information, even when they are not using the technology. In a latest research, it is revealed that ringing tune of your cell phone could prove disastrous to the brain as it affects the level o concentration and makes one more stupid. It further states that using a silent mode in mobile phones is the best option. Negative Thought>>>> According to Rick Hanson, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist, founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, and New York Times best-selling author, humans are evolutionarily wired with a negativity bias. Our minds naturally focus on the bad and discard the good. When negative thoughts hit your brain, it’s tempting to struggle with them and try to shove a more positive thought in there, says Erika Krull. This affects one's day in many ways including limiting one's ability to focus. When the mind is wrapped up with many things such as what is not going on well with you, family problems, the level of concentration will be hampered. Engaging in multiple tasks at a time>>>>>>We all multitask to some degree some of the time. According to study discussed in Business Insider, only two percent of people are multitaskers. This means that others are less productive when faced with multitasks. One study found that subjects given three tasks to perform made three times as many errors as those given only two tasks. According to Dr. Clifford Nass, the author of The Man Who Lied to His Laptop, the more you multitask, the less you’re able to learn, concentrate, or be nice to people. He believes multitasking stunts emotional intelligence and makes us less creative, and studies support this. Multitasking hinders creative thinking and problem solving ability, making it less likely you’ll come up with good solutions. Sources: Daily mail WebMD

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