Adults

Are you struggling to pay attention recently? Johann Hari is here to let you know that you are not alone, this is a universal trend occurring.

Many of us are juggling different thoughts and tasks all at once under the guise of multi-tasking, but in this video Johann highlights the importance of creating healthy habits that remove distractions to improve focus.

One of the most common sources of distractions is our phones and notifications.

If you notice yourself losing a lot of time to your screen, what are some boundaries you could put in place to reduce the distraction in times of focus? Could you try turning notifications off or keeping your phone out of your room at night?

For more on managing devices, read here.

Are you struggling to pay attention recently? Johann Hari is here to let you know that you are not alone. This is a universal trend occurring.

Many of us are juggling different thoughts and tasks all at once under the guise of multi-tasking, but in this video Johann highlights the importance of creating healthy habits that remove distractions to improve focus.

One of the most common sources of distractions is our phones and notifications.

If you notice yourself losing a lot of time to your screen, what are some boundaries you could put in place to reduce the distraction in times of focus? Could you try turning notifications off or keeping your phone out of your room at night?

For more on managing devices, read here.

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Gratitude

Practising gratitude helps us feel happier, more determined, optimistic and focussed - it can even help us sleep better!

Empathy

When we are kind, our brain releases oxytocin. This leads to an increase in our self-esteem, energy levels and overall positivity.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness encourages us to pay attention to the present moment, and reduces stress and anxiety

Emotional Literacy

When we improve our emotional literacy we can work towards recognising our feelings and being able to manage them.

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Gratitude

Paying attention to the things we have right now, and not worrying about what we don’t have. We practise this by noticing the positives around us.

Evidence

Practising gratitude helps us to be thankful and appreciate what we have in our lives, rather than focussing on what we don’t have or what we want. When we practice being grateful, we start to scan the world to look for positives – this only takes 21 days! Practising gratitude every day increases our levels of energy, helps us to feel happier and more focussed, determined and optimistic. It even helps us have a better sleep, lowers levels of anxiety and depression and we are less likely to get sick.

Empathy

Putting ourselves in the shoes of others to feel and see as they do. We practice this by being kind and compassionate towards other people.

Evidence

Working on empathy helps us to identify, understand and feel what another person is feeling. When we show empathy or we do something kind for someone else our brain releases oxytocin. This leads to us increasing our self-esteem/ confidence, energy levels, positivity and overall happiness.

Mindfulness

Our ability to be calm and present at any given moment. We practice this by slowing down and concentrating on one thing at a time.

Evidence

Working on mindfulness gives us opportunities to develop our ability to pay attention to the present moment and our thoughts. Practising mindfulness daily can help us stay focussed on set tasks and reduce stress and anxiety.

Emotional Literacy

Being able to recognise and label your feelings and emotions as they happen.

Evidence

Working on our emotional literacy gives us opportunities to develop our ability to understand and express different emotions. When we improve our emotional literacy we can work towards recognising our own feelings and being able to manage them. This allows us to cope with different life situations such as managing conflict, making friends, coping in difficult situations and being resilient when dealing with change.