Distraction

“Taking a break from social media for a week should be an easy task,” I thought to myself. Oh boy, was I wrong! When I sat down and thought about how much time a day I spend on social media, mindlessly scrolling through posts I don’t really care about, I was surprised. I didn’t think I spent that much time on social media. On a daily basis, I spend about 2-4 hours on Netflix, Facebook, Instagram, and other forms of social media collectively. A Digital Diet was just what I needed in order to cut…

and it was small. However, based on what we talked in class about the quality of the community plays, my expectation was not very good going in. The purpose of this play was to entertain the audience and the environment was a distraction to this. There were many distractions that made it hard to enjoy the show and the production had a lot of things that could be worked on. One of the aspects of the production that could have used a little work was the lighting. For the majority of the play the…

Has your son or daughter spent too much time on there phone or laptop and have their eyesight been getting worse even so did you see any changes in their behavior. Especially in younger kids as the age of 1 years old don't be alarmed I have good news and bad news. The information I have found is on reliable resources and from real sites yet these are 5 sources with good amount of information on each source. Although people believe that it is educational, screen time should be limited for…

Not just any music will keep distractions at bay. Some companies have tried using pink noise, or PDF. Pink noise is a less interfering version of white noise. White noise is a continuum of frequencies equally distributed over the whole hearing range. It masks background noise in an office and aids in sleep. (“White Noise and Co.”) Pink noise has been broadcasted in offices to boost productivity and reduce distractions, but the effectiveness of this is mixed at best. It is…

When I finally decluttered my bedroom, I felt at peace and was able to relax in my own space, which helped reduce my stress levels. Patterson explains that you can reduce stress through decluttering since an individual feels free from the previous distractions of clutter (Patterson 3). Both Cho and Kondo agree decluttering can increase performance and reduce stress (Cho, and Kondo 190) by mentally freeing people and boosting creativity since the clutter is no longer distracting and competing for…

As the world of technology continues to progress in an exponential rate, portable technologies such as laptops, tablets, phones, etc. continue to become more accessible to students due to their decrease in cost and size. With greater accessibility and affordable prices, universities across the globe have seen a giant influx of laptops among their classes across various disciplines. In a class like CCT109, there is no need for laptops as the lectures are often discussion oriented rather than…

As I’m working with ‘Under 2s’, I have noticed a discrepancy in their attention span. Children of ages 15-30 months attend to activities for 10-15 minutes when highly motivated. The complexity of the task also matters, as a demanding task requires so much concentration that their attention does not continue for more than 5-7 minutes. When exploring in a familiar place with a new toy, a child attends for 15 minutes or more. In a distracting place or when others stressors are interfering (sleep,…

about it. Procrastination is the (lack of) action that people take to put things off -delaying their urgent tasks until just before the deadline, which is a part of the temptation that people feel usually. It is hard to resist when pressure and distractions are around. However, with a bit of effort of responsibility and motivation, procrastination could be easily overcome. Due to an amount of overwhelming workload, some people tend to put it off. Procrastination is easily promoted…

The internet is in everyone’s life in one way or another, there is no way to ignore it. People’s livings and ways of life are driven off of phones and computers, some jobs wouldn’t even be available if it weren’t for technology. The real question is, is the internet helping us or is it only numbing our own knowledge and thoughts, and making us reliant on technology. When someone thinks about this question long enough it becomes more clear that yes, technology is ruining parts of our lives: Since…

Not So Bad After All Many educators and parents have complained over the fact that their students and children have very short attention spans and technology is to be blamed. They claim that in the classroom, students’ phones can be continuous distractions that impede effective learning (Barnes, Raymond, and Sharmila 2-3). At home, parents lament over the fact that their children are constantly watching tv or using their phones while simultaneously completing their schoolwork (Wilhelm 293).…