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Distractions
A distraction is anything that pulls your mind away from what you mean to be doing. It makes it harder to stay focused, think clearly, or finish a task.
What a distraction is
A distraction is something that steals your attention from your main activity, like a phone buzz while you are trying to read. It can be annoying (making it hard to think) or pleasant (like a fun movie that takes your mind off worries).
Types of distractions
- Outside distractions: noises, people talking, phone notifications, TV, clutter, or anything in your surroundings that grabs your attention.
- Inside distractions: your own thoughts, daydreaming, worries, hunger, tiredness, or stress that make your mind wander away from the task.
Why distractions matter
Distractions break your concentration so you work more slowly, make more mistakes, or forget what you were doing. They can also be used on purpose to get a mental break, for example using a hobby or a show to take your mind off problems for a while.
Further Reading
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distraction
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distraction
https://railroads.dot.gov/human-factors/elearning-attention/distraction-definition-and-examples
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/distraction
https://www.psychetal.com/post/distractions-why-do-they-occur-and-4-ways-to-avoid-them
https://www.lifehack.org/what-are-distractions
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/distraction
https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/distraction
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/distraction
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/distraction
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10731415/
http://critica.filosoficas.unam.mx/index.php/critica/article/view/1293
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/acff4c7e348fc4249ee44f77a10167aa3ae1d9d1
https://doi.apa.org/doi/10.1037/emo0000337
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/298981897707231f927741c239c99b04c7025b3d
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/2480e1603e986de87bef5778c37fe6b12cbeb99d
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/6f747b196e744c02fd2081654293c28a7ef1dcf9
http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/apr/article/view/46281
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/0b25db4788d612caaf3e416e4f0699b3f362c69d
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/dca6289edf20d00f141d360aa5a0640de3acce08
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2672049/
https://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/hbet/2022/1483531.pdf
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.711416/pdf
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8674581/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9069241/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4001670/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7541424/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3927084/
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