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There is no calculator that can compute our national attention deficit, but it is clear there are too many stimuli competing for our precious brain time. In a world where temptations to twitter and text are 24/7, is there hope for our multi-tasked minds?
Although there is no calculator that can compute our national attention deficit, it is clear there are too many stimuli competing for our precious brain time. In a world where the temptations to twitter and text are 24/7, is there hope for our multi-tasked minds? Writer Winifred Gallagher says yes. In her new book, Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life, Gallagher reviews the latest developments in the psychology and neuroscience of attention. She joins us in our studio to discuss the benefits of training yourself to focus.