The Lost Art Of Concentration: Being Distracted In A Digital World • Discoverology

The Lost Art Of Concentration: Being Distracted In A Digital World

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We check our phones every 12 minutes, often just after waking up. Always-on behaviour is harmful to long-term mental health, and we need to learn to the hit the pause button. Experts are telling us that these interruptions and distractions have eroded our ability to concentrate.

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