#attention
10 stories

Why ditching headphones changed my commute
A month without earphones revealed the hidden joys of paying attention to the world around you.
TIME · 2m

Math Challenge: Solve in 40 Seconds
A math puzzle traps you in 40 seconds with hidden parentheses.
Psychologies · 1m

Your brain isn't tired, it's fragmented
Modern life exhausts attention through constant task-switching, not workload. Learning to protect focus matters more than working faster.
Wellbeing Magazine · 3m

Western diet linked to faster brain decline in Alzheimer's risk carriers
A new study finds people with a common Alzheimer's genetic variant may experience faster cognitive decline if they eat a Western-style diet.
Newsweek · 2m

Today’s NYT Strands is all about attention
Mashable’s September 16 Strands guide points players toward attention-grabbing words and the day’s vertical spangram.
Mashable · 1m

Stop fighting your own distraction
Your attention span collapsed from 2.5 minutes to 47 seconds, and more willpower is the wrong fix.
Psychologies · 1m

The Leftovers Of Your Attention
A resurfaced photo of people who can never gather again forces one honest question about who gets your full attention.
Dallas Express · 1m

The quiet one in the room sees more
Psychology research suggests the person who says least in a group is often processing the most.
Psychologies · 1m

Why feeling loved beats being loved
Decades of relationship research point to one thing happy people have, and it is not money.
Psychologies · 1m

Your 87 open tabs are not laziness
Psychologists say a phone full of open tabs is a memory strategy, not a mess.
Psychologies · 1m