How attentive are you? One way to check is to run this little thought experiment: Sit quietly in a chair, with a second-hand watch or clock nearby, close your eyes, and check to see how long you can ...

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Apple’s Focus feature lets you reduce distractions on your iPhone when you need to, well, focus. A Focus can be used to block notifications from everyone except your significant other, or to ...

While I pride myself on being able to focus on my work, even though I work remotely, I'm not immune to getting distracted. From messaging notifications to inconvenient pop-ups, there are so many ...

How long can you focus on a thought – or anything – without being interrupted by your flashing phone? With a powerful distraction inches away, many people find their ability to focus has dwindled to a ...

But more than a decade ago, in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, Swift gave one of the best descriptions I’ve ever heard of what can happen inside your mind when your attention starts to drift. “I ...

(CNN) — I’ve been working steadily for hours but feel as if I haven’t even started. My attention is being pulled from my assigned task — writing this story — by a myriad of what I believe are ...