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The Flow State
Attention is the scarcest resource you own. This is its physics.
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Attention Span
Attention span is the amount of time someone concentrates on a task before becoming distracted.
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Flow (psychology)
Flow is a mental state where you become completely absorbed in an activity, losing track of time and outside distractions.
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Hungarian-American psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi identified flow, the state of deep absorption where challenge matches high skill.
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Distraction
Distraction is the process of pulling attention away from a chosen focus, which blocks or reduces the intake of relevant information.
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Mind Wandering
Mind wandering happens when thoughts drift away from immediate tasks.
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Cocktail party effect
The cocktail party effect is your brain's ability to focus on a single speaker while filtering out competing background noise.
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Executive Function
Executive function is the brain network that overrides automatic impulses to plan, remember information, and hit long-term goals.