Maintaining your focus in a world riddled with distractions is tricky but possible. If you feel like your attention span is shrinking, you’re not alone. And you’re definitely not imagining it.

Researchers show that while strong distractions may automatically capture our attention, the trained brain can rapidly suppress such distractions to help us efficiently reach our goals. Have you ever ...

Have you ever wondered why it seems tougher than ever to concentrate on anything these days? You’re not alone. In today’s hyper-connected world, distractions are not just an occasional ...

In 1985, media scholar Neil Postman argued that we as a culture are "amusing ourselves to death." By this, he meant that the emergent media environment was occupying an increased amount of our time ...

Our lives are a continuous but complicated path to an endpoint we are trying to achieve. At various times we may have a "main quest," such as completing a project. Yet the goal of the main quest may ...

Stacey Hanke is founder of Stacey Hanke Inc. and author of “Influence Redefined: Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, Monday to Monday.” Your listeners are exhausted. They're fighting an uphill battle ...