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This is for those among us who struggle to focus while trying to accomplish an important task, or while simply trying to do something. Watch Nir Eyal gving tips on how to reach your goals.Then concentrate the best you can and provide your answers and feedback as requested in this lesson… and …of course: avoid distractions!
With this video Nir Eyal is trying to understand if:a. Technology is the cause of all distractions these daysb. Technology is useful to avoid distractionc. Technology is time consuming
Do you struggle to find concentration in (some of) the things you do? If so which ones?
Nir Eyal has spent the last five yearsa. Destroying his digital devicesb. Researching technological solutionsc. Studying the psychological causes of some peoples dysfunctional behaviors
Nir Eyal has experienced lots of difficulties while trying to concentratea. Trueb. Falsec. Doesn’t say
Nir Eyal has tried several solutions to avoid distractionsa. Yesb. Noc. Doesn’t say
Some people get distracted because:a. They are emotionally unstableb. They read too many newspapersc. They watch too much tvd. They spend too much time on social media
Nir Eyal has designed techniques to :Nir Eyaa. help people plan their dayb. help people save their timec. help people to focus on what they do
Nir Eyal belives that to do lists are :a. Usefulb. Uselessc. Irrelevant
Regarding Social Media, Nir Eyal believes that :a. They damage your brainb. They disrupt your attentionc. They should be banned
Studies have found that :a. A Smokers can get easily distractedb. Smokers can’t stop smoking because they get distractedc. Quit smoking can be similar to quitting bad habits for distractions
According to Nir Eyan, the best way to master our negative emotions is that of waiting and letting them passa. Trueb. Falsec. Doesn’t say
"Liminal moments" are :a. A time you spend checking emails and recordsb. Time when you start getting distractedc. Time when you do two things at the same time
Nir Eyal says that a study on alcoholics have discovered that:a. People who drink a lot have no will powerb. People who drink a lot develop a bad healthc. People who drink a lot develop mental problemsd. People who drink a lot will more easily stop drinking if believe they can do it
Nir Eyal makes a list of potential disrupting attitudes, habits that stop us from concentrating on what we are doing. Can you list a few?
Now that you have reached the end of this video-lesson, say if or when you got distracted and by who or what? Share your experience…
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