honestly the first time i’ve ever actually been surprised by the amount of likes after watching a video. this was informative, helpful, and entertaining. keep up the great work!
Thank you! This video helped me in understanding why I can not focus and complete my tasks. I used to read for hours without any distraction but the mobile phone has shrunk that span to few pages. I will now use solutions you provided to overcome that.
As a avid pokemon Fan collector, I, too, rejoice at the Bannette. In all seriousness, I like that you speak up about these sorts of things. A huge problem I find with multitasking like that, even if I AM doing the task, it takes me longer to actually get it done than if I didn't have "rainbow road epic mario kart rush theme to get you through your homework." It a complicated world we live in. also. I was not expecting Pokemon. I laughed so hard. :D
Dear Prof Moore, I am so guilty of this. I am like a child in a Toy shop on RU-vid as so many interesting videos come up and I save them for to watch later! I am getting on a bit and I want to absorb all the wonderful knowledge and books that I can. On one of your recommendations I am listening to Mrs Dalloway. You suggested to read Woolf but I cheated. I couldn't seem to commit the time to just reading the book and have to be exercising or housework etc so hence the audio book. I miss the days of my youth when I read a book guilt free, but now, as you say, I have fallen into the trap of distractions on my phone. Then I feel even more guilty as this is clearly a privileged problem to have. As ever another brilliant and pertinent bit of wisdom from you which gives my mind some nourishment to chew on. Thank you.
I think we’re all guilty of this! I think the important part is just try to be intentional about what we’re doing. I don’t think it so bad to listen to music while we exercise or do the dishes, but there are probably times when it is good to let our brains just sit in the quiet. I’m happy to hear you’ve been listening to Woolf! And I don’t think it’s cheating to use an audiobook. 😄
@@GreatBooksProf Thank you. I have dallied with sustaining a meditation practice over the decades! This, I think for me, will be a way to improve my attention span. Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my comment, it is very much appreciated.
you know my attention span is getting bad when i struggle to watch a 5 min video to the end T^T although it was a great video with effective tips! Thank you!
There’s no middle ground on anything anymore, it feels like I’m either on offense like I’m Larry bird or a character that Dante is describing in Purgatorio
Oliver Burkeman wrote a very compelling, some might even say great, book titled 4000 weeks, in which he discusses how we struggle against our own finite nature in a laconic and empathetic way. Highly recommended to anybody who's been burnt out on time management systems.
This was such a perfectly timed video for me! Today, I took instagram off of my home page on my phone. I noticed I spent almost all of my free time just scrolling and I feel so unfulfilled when I go to sleep each night knowing all I did that day was go to work, do chores, and scroll. I'm hopeful just making it harder to reach the app will be helpful in the long run! (ps. I didn't delete it from my phone altogether because re entering my logins to my different accounts would be such a hassle)
I’ve used methods like this before too. I find making the apps a little harder to find creates *just* enough of a mental barrier, that I’m not mindlessly opening them quite as much. I’ve also deleted the apps altogether and forced myself to do the manual login on my laptop when I really need a break. 😄
