Mind Wandering is Inevitable Over Time - Neuroscience News
our minds are wired to wander. Wandering is their default. Whenever our thoughts are suspended between specific, discrete, goal-directed activities, the brain reverts to a so-called baseline, “resting” state—but don’t let the word fool you, because the brain isn’t at rest at all. Instead, it experiences tonic activity in what’s now known as the
... See moreMaria Konnikova • Mastermind
The Cost of Distraction
- Attention is a habit; letting it wander builds bad habits and errors.
- Multitasking harms focus and productivity, and even brief distractions cause lasting impairment.
The Daily Stoic • This Is How to Live Well | Don't Let Your Attention Slide
This loss of agency over our own attention that many of us are experiencing is not about willpower. It’s about neuroscience:
yana yuhai • how to pay attention again (the neuroscience of focus in the age of everything)
baseline, “resting” state—but don’t let the word fool you, because the brain isn’t at rest at all. Instead, it experiences tonic activity in what’s now known as the DMN, the default mode network: the posterior cingulate cortex, the adjacent precuneus, and the medial prefrontal cortex. This baseline activation suggests that the brain is constantly
... See moreMaria Konnikova • Mastermind
I want to be realistic about how the mind works today, which is on multiple streams. And this situation isn’t going to change. We can set up full attention as an ideal, but our digital devices are producing a different way of attending.