What is the way to concentrate on a digital society where concentration tends to be interrupted by all means?

by Burst

In modern times many digital devices are penetrating in daily life, making daily life convenient. On the other hand, every time a notification comes to the smartphone, it is difficult to confirm the SNS and watching the site which bookmarks about though it should have seen it a while ago, it is becoming difficult for humans to concentrate on the device Also the fact. The Guardian has summarized how to sustain concentration that is often interrupted in such a digital society.

The lost art of concentration: being distracted in a digital world | Life and style | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/oct/14/the-lost-art-of-concentration-being-distracted-in-a-digital-world

Modern people are forced to interrupt a great deal, even during work and other tasks that must be focused. Interruption of concentration will greatly reduce productivity, according to research conducted by the King's College London psychiatry laboratory in 2005, it is said that work is under way due to telephone calls during work and response to e-mail It has been reported that the IQ has dropped by 10 as well. This is more serious than smoking and marijuana's adverse effects, and continued work interruptions will result in a large productivity drop comparable to sleep deprivation.

According to research conducted by Ofcom in the British telecommunications and broadcasting supervision period (PDF file) in 2018, people checked smartphones on average once every 12 minutes when they are awake It is said that it is. In addition, 71% of people answered that they were checking their smartphones within 5 minutes after waking up, while none of them was turning off the smartphone.

While human beings are kept alert at all times paying attention to digital devices everywhere, opportunities to concentrate on something is greatly reduced. There is no problem with continuing to pay attention to digital devices in a short period of time, but when it is in a continuous state, the hormonal secretion of adrenaline and cortisol secreted in response to stress increases.

by bruce mars

Busy modern people are always holding a lot of devices and tasks, and we tend to think that "multitasking is possible if it comes to that", but it seems that it is difficult for humans to actually perform multitasking. In fact, the state that seems to be performing multitasking is merely switching many tasks instantaneously.

Multitasking is in a state of distributing with concentration of 100% as a subdivision, and the ability to carry out each task does not reach full opening which human beings can originally draw out. Although adrenaline and cortisol are secreted much during busy activity, serotonin and dopamine of the hormone which makes you feel happy and calming the spirit when continuous cortisol is secreted are inhibited, which has an adverse effect on the spirit I will.

Human brain is not suitable for multitasking - GIGAZINE

Many disadvantages that the digital society gives to individual concentration abilities are whispered, but on the contrary, regaining concentration to regain concentration in modern times where concentration tends to be disconnected, keep stress down and keep the hormones in the body at an appropriate amount There is a big merit. As psychologist Jeremy Dean who runs the psychology website " PsyBlog " says "It takes about three weeks to acquire new habits", life that prevents concentration of concentration by digital devices In order to make it, we need to adapt slowly by following several stages.

What is important for habit forming to restore concentration is to understand that "human beings can move from one action to another immediately and start concentrating". Just as a lot of people can not sleep immediately after putting their heads on the pillow, it takes some time to start focusing firmly even if they start a certain task, so once you enter the concentration mode It is important to thoroughly eliminate the factors that distract people. The Guardian introduces some "effective ways to regain concentration".

by Alexander Dummer

◆ 1: Rule of "More than 5" <br> An effective and easy way to remember what you mean by concentrating carefully is "to continue even more than" 5 "when you think about stopping a thing thing. For example, after thinking "I will continue studying for another 5 minutes" "to do five more exercises" "Read 5 more pages", after thinking to stop something, I will concentrate on extra "5" or more It seems effective to increase concentration.

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◆ 2: Meditation and Concentration <br> human beings can not easily transition from a suspended state to a concentrated state. Therefore, sustaining a quiet state by meditating helps in restoring or enhancing concentration ability. It is not difficult to say meditation, but first you should start with awareness of deep breathing. In everyday life, humans tend to be shallow and poorly breathing, but shallow breathing seems to only consume unnecessary energy with less oxygen absorption once.

To practice the basics of simple meditation sitting on the floor or chair with a good posture, pull the chin without looking at the feet, look at the front, drop the shoulder, pull out the power and rest with both palms facing up . Carefully breathe in through your nose and slowly count for 5 seconds, conscious of the swelling of your abdomen, then stop breathing and count again for 5 seconds. Then repeat that it takes a breath over 5 seconds to avoid thinking things in your head or if it is difficult to imagine the image of a pebble slowly sinking into the pool in the brain It is said that it is good. By repeating this breath ten times, it will be a relaxation and easy meditation when you want to relax stress.

If you want to increase your concentration further, you can do the task of "subtracting numbers from 1000 to 7, thinking the number on the head" and "trying to arrange the spelling of various English words in reverse" It is effective to repeat the work in the brain repeatedly. Also, sitting towards the wall, gaze at a black dot about 2 inches (about 5 cm) drawn at the same height as the wall's eyes also helps to increase your concentration.

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◆ 3: Staring at the analog watch - If you have an analog watch or an analog watch on the desk, even with the training method "Keep staring at the second hand of the analog watch", concentrate It is said to be enhanced. When the second hand pointing to 12, keep focusing on checking the lap of the second hand literally, and if a strange idea comes to mind before coming back to 12 places once again, the second hand finger 12 again It is ok if you start from the point you do.

While this method does not pay particular attention despite human beings seeing so many things in everyday life, it helps to focus consciousness on what you see That's right. Looking at not only the second hand of the clock but also the scenery seen from the bus window of the bus and paintings of the art gallery, if it gets used to it seems to have the same effect. Also, listening concentratedly from the start to the end of a song that you usually tend to hear can also have the effect of enhancing your concentration.

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◆ 4: Exercise - A relatively long exercise such as yoga, team sports, and dance has the effect of not only revitalizing the body but also enhancing the concentration of the brain. In the Dutch study published in 2016, there is a result that the concentration of children who carried out 20-minute aerobics increased. Also, in 2014 research conducted in the United States, not only did the exercise improve the health condition of children 7 to 9 years old, it also turned out that improvement of brain function and cognitive ability was seen.

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◆ 5: Sleeping - Sleep shortage has a big negative impact on concentration. When there are TVs and computers in the bedroom, it is effective to devise placement so that light does not reach the bed as much as possible, or to cover clothes that block light at bedtime. Also, do not look at devices that emit strong light such as screens, smartphones, tablets before sleeping also helps to improve the sleeping situation.

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◆ 6: Reading - Many people believe that it has become difficult to read and feel pain due to losing concentration. However, keeping reading continues to be a training that regains concentration, so you can get a sense of concentrating on something by trying to read a book for at least 30 minutes.

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