According to leading experts, the attention span in the U.S. has drastically decreased over the years.  

With that in mind I'm here to provide you with some tools and resources available at NPL to help increase your attention span. 

Attention Span

Attention Span by Gloria Mark discusses how multi-tasking actually reduces productivity, and how social media and entertainment capitalizes on our shorter attention spans. Dr. Mark offers steps to increase your focus by practicing “kinetic attention.”  

Look

Look by Christian Madsbjerg explains what's needed to enhance your ability to stay focused with a skill he calls “the meta-skill of observation.” 

A Few Tips

Here are some skills that can assist you in staying sharp and on task: 

• Don’t check your emails first thing in the morning or right before bed.
• Don’t participate in meetings that do not have a clear agenda or end time.
• Don’t be afraid to cut people off in “small talk” conversations.
• Don’t always have a smart device easily accessible to you.