...11 Nov. 2014 Outline Thesis: The usage of cell phones in modern day society has caused quite the problem for citizens in this generation by being a major distraction, causing addictions, and has sadly became the main resource of communication. I. Introduction: What if every cell phone in the world crashed? How would society communicate? How would one know when someone’s birthday is without getting a notification for it? Some people wouldn’t even know when to get up each morning. Thirty years ago, these questions would be easily answered, but it would have taken separate resources to solve each issue. Most tasks nowadays, however, are done by using this single device. The overuse of cell phones in modern day society has caused quite the problem for citizens in this generation by being a major distraction, causing addictions, and, sadly, becoming the main resource of communication. (Tip: 1. Ask a provocative question or disturbing question.) II. One problem with cell phones in today’s society is that they have become major distractions. A. Cell phones are distracting employees in the workplace and leaving them with their jobs halfway done. B. Not only are cell phones a distraction in the workplace, they are also a distraction and disruptive in school districts, causing students attention to be elsewhere. C. In addition to cell phones being distracting, people often like to multi-task by walking or driving while texting. These things case them...
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...Free Version focus A simplicity manifesto in the Age of Distraction Leo Babauta focus: about about focus T his book, “focus”, is by Leo Babauta, creator of zen habits and mnmlist. It was written publicly, online, in small bursts, with feedback from readers throughout the writing process. It would be much worse without their wonderful help. dedication The book is dedicated to my grandfather, Joe Murphy, who lived a life that inspired me, and whose death has left a gap in my life ... and to my grandmother, Marianne Murphy, who I love deeply and whose strength and kindness have always pointed the way for me. uncopyright All content of this book are in the public domain. I hereby waive all claim of copyright in this work; it may be used or altered in any manner without attribution or notice to the me. Attribution, of course, is appreciated. To clarify, I’m granting full permission to use any content on this site, including the chapters of my book, in any way you like. I release my copyright on this content. While you are under no obligation to do so, I would appreciate it if you give me credit for any work of mine that you use, and ideally, link back to the original. If you feel like spreading a copy of this book, you may do so without payment. 2 full version This is the free version of this ebook, which can also be found at focusmanifesto.com. The full version of the ebook contains additional chapters: 1. creativity and practicing deep focus 2....
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...Life’s Distractions As we labor in this journey called, “Life,” even we Christians find ourselves in predicaments that we know that are not pleasing to God. The Holy Spirit cautions us, but we allow the distractions, our flesh, to bind us up. Then, we ask ourselves, in frustration, 1. How did I get into this mess? 2. What happened to my better judgment? 3. Why did it happen to me? And……. 4. How can I get out? I thank God for a merciful God—a God of love and forgiveness! He always comes through, in spite of ourselves. Let’s look at some biblical distractions that caused an uproar, but God stepped in to fix that which was broken. I. EVE, the first Woman on Earth Eve appeared as a complete, perfect woman. She was never a child, or a daughter or a maiden. She was created out of man. She was the first and only woman to have no inherited sin, for she formed by the hand of Almighty God. Created by a perfect God, Eve reflected the divine perfection. Adam’s first reaction to her signifies her loveliness, her beauty, her whole aura. It was Adam that gave the first love poem to a woman. When he looked upon her, he said proudly, “ This, then, at last is bone of my bones, and flesh of my own flesh: This shall be called Wo-man for from man was she taken. Yet, with all that beauty, love, and attention, Eve had a distraction, called a snake! You see, sin was unknown to Adam or Eve. Oh but a snake is a snake is a snake! This distraction changed the...
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...due to the inability to tune out distractions. Finally! There is a scientific research to prove your grandmother’s wisdom “Finish one thing, and then do the next. But do them both well.” The experiments of David Strayer, a cognitive psychologist, have shown that our brains do not two things at once (let alone three); instead we rapidly switch from one task to another. It puts a heavy burden on attention, memory, and focus. The very concept of multitasking is a myth. This type of research has already led to stricter driving laws. In my opinion, it can also lead to a different approach to parenting and education. In a modern world, children since very early age learn to multitask: eat while watching TV, study while listening to the music, etc. They often overload their brains. The rise of ADD and other attention deficit disorders in recent years may possibly be caused by that. So, most of us can’t multitask. However, the scientist found 2% of people he studied have exceptional abilities. Using brain imaging, Strayer has discovered that their brains are especially efficient; one neural network involved in attention has less activity than an ordinary person’s would. It’s suggested by another researcher Adam Gazzaley, a neurologist at UCSF, that these people have exceptional cognitive control. They don’t let their brain get flooded by stimuli; they selectively let them in by regulating attention. So, the better you are at ignoring distractions, he found, the better your ability...
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...Social media distractions are one of the distractions that makes American students fail in classes. “The real message is because attention is under siege more than it has ever been in human history, we have more distractions than ever before, we have to be more focused on cultivating the skills of attention,” said Daniel Goleman. 47% of American students have either failed one or more class due to social media distraction, specifically. Students, most of the time, fail classes because they are distracted by any type of social media. Students are dependent and fixated to social media which most likely kills their time. Social media has made, almost all social media user students, addicted to it. A growing body of evidence from cognitive science...
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...of Phoenix Material Effective Study Habits Worksheet Review Phoenix Career Plan results of Career Plan Building Activity: Work Culture Preference, respond to the following in 50 to 100 words each: 1. Describe your ideal study environment. My ideal study environment would be a nice quiet place with no Distractions like: my kids asking me to do something for them every 5 minutes or a place with no white noise like a fan or the air pump in my fish tank. My ideal study environment would have a comfy chair with lumbar support a quiet temperature controlled room and the proper lighting for reduce visual stress. 2. List some of the distractions that might hinder your study progress or your performance in an online classroom. Distractions that hinder my study progress and or performance are: having to get up in the middle of studying to get somebody a drink, clean my house or if an uninvited guest drops in to say ‘hi.” Two other examples would be a telemarketer calling or unexpected repairs to my home. 3. What actions can you take to manage and eliminate distractions? Some actions I could take to manage these distractions are to stay up late or get up early when everybody else is sleeping, so I get some piece and quiet. I could inspect my home daily to look for things that may require my attention and get them taken care of ahead of time. 4. How will you apply your personal learning style? How does your personal Learning...
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...Car accidents are common on a daily basis, and the causes behind these crashes are the many different distractions we have throughout the day, but talking on the phone and even texting while driving is the number one cause of crashes according to recent studies. This distraction can be deadly in many ways and can put the driver as well as the passengers in danger; therefore the use of technology while driving is never an option. The usage of phones either by text or call are a problem when it comes to driving because they do not allow people to focus on their surroundings like incoming traffic and pedestrians, causing crashes and many times even death. Of course, teenagers play a very important role in this controversial topic, as they have been more involved in the evolution of technology; leading them to an addiction to it. In addition, the Department of Transportation is working on banning the use of cell phones while...
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...HUMAN FACTORS IN ATC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL “The U.S. air traffic controller workforce consists of approximately 15,000 dedicated and well-trained men and women working in air traffic control towers, terminal radar approach control centers, and en route control centers managing 30.2 million square miles of airspace (Federal Aviation Administration, 2013).” FATIGUE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP The human body heavily relies on sleep to maintain a healthy, functioning life. . “Sleep isn’t exactly a time when your body and brain shut off, actually, while you rest, your brain stays busy, overseeing a wide variety of biological maintenance that keeps your body running in top condition, preparing you for the day ahead (Help Guide, 2013).” FATIGUE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP CONT’D Sleep Deprivation side effects include Fatigue, lethargy, and lack of motivation Moodiness and irritability Reduced creativity and problem-solving skills Inability to cope with stress Reduced immunity; frequent colds and infections Concentration and memory problems Weight gain Impaired motor skills and increased risk of accidents Difficulty making decisions Increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, and other health problems FATIGUE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP CONT’D The incident of an air traffic controller falling asleep while on the job in the tower of Reagan National Airport led to the investigation of human fatigue negatively...
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...though unexpected situations can occur, planning and staying focused will help me achieve my goal by utilizing time management, resources, and limiting distractions. Haskins (2009, p.1) stated, "personal responsibility is the willingness to both accept the importance of standards that society establishes for individual behavior and to make strenuous personal efforts to live by those standards. But personal responsibility also means that when individuals fail to meet expected standards, they do not look around for some factor outside themselves to blame." To me, personal responsibility means that my actions and decisions determine my success. If I want to do well in school, then I must put forth the time and effort with studying to get the grades I desire. As a mother with three small children, it is important for me to plan out my time. Since I cannot make the days longer I need to make a prioritized to-do list daily. Making a prioritized to-do list allows me to see what important activities I have that day that must get done, as well as activities that can wait until another time. Taking out activities that can wait until another day or time also takes away the stress I feel when I try to squeeze more things into a small amount of time knowing that it is impossible. For me, visually seeing my schedule for the day and the time allotted for each activity makes it easier for me to see which activities I simply will not have time to do. My list is especially helpful...
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...Almost every teen that you encounter has a cell phone nowadays. Among those with cellphones, almost 90% are texters. Of those who text, 30% send over one hundred texts per day. That adds up to be more texts per day than there are people on the planet. Wow! Of all the time spent driving, the chances are that someone will receive a text while driving. The law passed in the last few years has made sending a text while driving illegal.Texting is a distraction for the driver. It affects the driver as much as the impairment of the effects of alcohol. It was recorded that there were at least 200,000 accidents due to drivers who were texting. This is the main reason that the law prohibiting texting was passed. Even if an accident does not occur, several drivers may be unfocused and breeze through an intersection when a light is red. In general, distractions impair driving and are being fixed to the best of the state’s ability.True, distractions are bad and need attention. Yet there are still so many distractions at hand such as: adjusting the air-conditioning, turning radio knobs, opening/closing windows, changing CDs, talking on a phone. Why has nothing been done about these nuisances? Are these not just as bad of hazards as that of texting while driving? A fix should be assigned to each of these issues also since if they are as bad as texting.However, texting is a useful tool for communication. It is just as important as a phone call. Readers are right, if they think that texting and...
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...Are Relationships a distraction??? Guys a question before I start off with my topic. How many of u guys are committed here or are in a relationship here..Married people also included… Wooo… quite a lot.. so how many of u guys think this relationship is a distraction?? So my topic for today is that are Relationships a distraction ?? be it work or studies.. That big question that omg u r in a relationship. Imagine the posts we see in fb. What my parents think-----Beta toh haath se nikal gaya… What my friends think---yaar ab toh teri nikal padi yaar.. What my teachers think/boss think---this guy is going in the wrong direction ..iska kuch nae ho sakta What actually happens--- reminds me a song from pyaar ka punchnama …Ban gaya kutta dekho ban gaya kutta.. Actually there are researches..emperical ones done on this topic.. These are the facts:- “No A 4 U: The Relationship between Multitasking and Academic Performance” Juncoa, Reynol; Cotten, Shelia R. Computers & Education, 2012, Vol. 59, Issue 2, September 2012, 505-514. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2011.12.023. Findings: The researchers examine how the use of Facebook — and engagement in other forms of digital activity — while trying to complete schoolwork was associated with college students’ grade point averages. Students gave the researchers permission to see their grades. The participant group was 64% female, and 88% were of traditional college age, 18 to 22 years old. The study’s findings include:...
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...or a cool breeze from the trees it relaxes me as a writing thus making my writing come to me easier. I’ve written several papers at the beach, local park and even my own backyard. On these outdoors papers I have received B’s, whereas indoor papers that have been turned in have been C’s. What I like to do when writing outside is to have a nice cold drink with me. I set myself up on a chair and depending on the days weather I sit in the sun or the shade. I am not one who sits and has their stuff scattered out in front, to me I feel that the vision of that crowds the mind and makes it difficult to concentrate. Writing with a pen and paper has also never suited me. The best way I do my writing is through a keyboard on a laptop or desktop. I guess you can say it’s due to the generation I grew up in and how much technology evolved since the early 1990’s. For me, there are many distractions for me when I am about to engage in my writing ritual. I know for a fact that my main distraction is defiantly my cell phone. My cell can lead to numerous distractions. Distraction number one is always my work. I work for an agency call Sage Supportive Living Services. I am a Community Mentor to adults across Ventura County and help with everyday activities. My job takes up a lot of my time and my participants really depend on not only myself but fellow Community Coaches and Mentors alike. The phone almost never fails to go off when I am writing papers. For instance about an hour ago I left...
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...Drawbacks of Digital Devices Digital devices such as phones and computers are very common among the younger generation. It seems as if constant use of these digital devices have become accepted in todays culture. The amount of cell phone and Internet use today is extremely excessive. In the article “Is the Web Driving Us Mad” by Tony Dokoupil suggests that rather than making it easier for people to communicate the Internet may make us lonely and depressed and even make one suffer from forms of mental illnesses. Does this digital technology really bring people together or is it actually an irrelevant distraction? People who always rely on technology lack the ability to communicate in person, easily are distracted, and can even suffer from depression. Due to the easily accessible communication through cell phones may affect one in a negative way. Such as instantly receiving a text or phone call within seconds rather than having to communicate with another person face-to-face. Without the face-to-face communication one can fall back into the ways of not having to communicate in person. An example is when one is constantly communicating through digital devices how will they have the confidence to speak in public? One may be used to hiding behind the digital screen and speaking in front of people does not come natural. People need face-to-face communication when applying for jobs, to pass classes, or even getting helped at the store. Most of todays generation does not only rely...
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...Imagine walking into school expecting to learn a new lesson, and that one day might change the rest of your life or end it. Gun violence in schools have impacted society in ways that parents start to question if their child’s school has safe protection for students. The impact of gun violence have lead people into deep depression physically, mentally, and emotionally. President Trump has come to the conclusion of allowing teachers that want to carry a gun on them throughout the day have that right to do so. Schools should not allow teachers to carry guns on them due to the amount of distractions and the lack of experience. To begin, schools allowing teachers to carry guns may cause students to feel unsafe. Firstly, schools should not allow...
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...In Defense of Distraction Twitter, Adderall, lifehacking, mindful jogging, power browsing, Obama’s BlackBerry, and the benefits of overstimulation. Add a Comment 1 Comment | Add Yours 70 Comments | Add Yours * By Sam Anderson * Published May 17, 2009 | Illustration by Glen Cummings/MTWTF (Photo: Anderson Ross/Corbis) | I. The Poverty of Attention I’m going to pause here, right at the beginning of my riveting article about attention, and ask you to please get all of your precious 21st-century distractions out of your system now. Check the score of the Mets game; text your sister that pun you just thought of about her roommate’s new pet lizard (“iguana hold yr hand LOL get it like Beatles”); refresh your work e-mail, your home e-mail, your school e-mail; upload pictures of yourself reading this paragraph to your “me reading magazine articles” Flickr photostream; and alert the fellow citizens of whatever Twittertopia you happen to frequent that you will be suspending your digital presence for the next twenty minutes or so (I know that seems drastic: Tell them you’re having an appendectomy or something and are about to lose consciousness). Good. Now: Count your breaths. Close your eyes. Do whatever it takes to get all of your neurons lined up in one direction. Above all, resist the urge to fixate on the picture, right over there, of that weird scrambled guy typing. Do not speculate on his ethnicity (German-Venezuelan?) or his backstory (Witness Protection Program?)...
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