Pt 3: ATTENTION - 6 secrets to learning faster, backed by neuroscience -

so first things first to learn or we should pay

attention

, proper

attention

is a really important function, so for example, if I asked you to close your eyes and focus on the contact between your feet and the ground, so suddenly you realize maybe the texture of your socks maybe how tight your shoes are maybe how firm the floor is and you weren't aware of any of that a second ago and what that means is that we have the ability to choose how much attention we pay. pay for something and studies have shown that when we are completely focused on a task we are much more likely to retain that information, especially in the long term, down to the last little problem in the history of humanity, we have never had to work so hard to pay attention.

Let's be honest, how many times do you find yourself rereading or replaying something because you're a little distracted? Yes, we are designed to focus on one thing at a time. It's no secret that the frequent context switching that occurs when we use social media, so we scroll through our phones and see many different fragments of completely unrelated information, like news ads, you know, cat videos, which results in deficits. experimentally measurable attention deficits, so I'm not saying it causes ADHD, but studies have shown that if you use your phone for more than an hour in adolescents, that results in these attention deficits and you use your phone a little less now, If you would like to improve your attention long-term, there are things like focused attention meditation that you can do to improve. that and if you want to improve your attention in the very short term, you can actually just exercise.

I know what you're thinking. Well, my doctor always says I have to exercise and eat right, but hear me out for a second. Did you know? That exercise can actually increase the size of the part of your brain involved in

learning

and memory, it also helps you produce new brain cells and studies have shown that regular exercise improves memory, improves cognition, so your ability to think and just 20 minutes of moderate exercise So not even you know the intense exercise that will actually improve your attention for about two hours afterwards, so this is what you should do if you are sitting down to study, go for a jog, already You know, do some star jumps, it's even better if you challenge your balance if you're at work going up and down stairs there are many things you can do to make this happen