The Distracted mind.
The Distracted Mind – Adam Gazzeley and Larry Rosen The question is Multitasking is good or bad? Should we? Or should we not? We pride ourselves in our ability to multitask. We reply WhatsApp messages and at the same time listen to Mom’s comments on the neighbors reaction. Watch TV and read Newspaper simultaneously. Have family dinner with the glowing smartphone beside our plates. Never mind the errors in the email, the near miss on the road and the half heard conversation at the table. As far as the state of mind is concerned, Matt Killingsworth, a happiness researcher in his Ted talk suggested to be in the moment. According to him, ‘A wandering mind is unhappy mind’ The human brain is the most amazing thing in the universe. The other species are nowhere near Human brain. The human brain has got us to the Moon, built pyramids, cured smallpox and the same brain can’t stay away from the mobile for more than 6 minutes. Focusing on the task in hand for long time is of bygone ...