Articles About attention
ADHD and Study Strategies: What Works When Attention Will Not Hold
Attention that slips is several problems, not one. This is what each looks like at the desk, and which study methods held up when researchers tested them.
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2 Oct
Multitasking: The Switch Cost Your Brain Pays Every Time You Change Tasks
Your brain does not run two jobs at once. It swaps between them, and a century of research shows the swap costs time and accuracy even when you see it coming.
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25 Sep
The Von Restorff Effect: Distinctive Items Survive, Similar Ones Blur
The story everyone tells puts a spotlight on the odd item. The woman whose name is on the effect argued something closer to the opposite about the crowd.
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9 Sep
How Notifications Fragment Learning: The Neuroscience of Constant Interruption
Every ping costs you more than a glance. The science of what happens inside your brain when a notification arrives mid-study, and why the damage goes far deeper than lost time.
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6 May