You know the feeling: you sit down to read a new book in your most comfortable chair—and the next minute you're Facebook stalking your third grade teacher. Or playing with the cat. Or the character in ...

Ours is an era of noise and distractions. How well do you handle them? This psychology exercise tests your ability to filter out distractions and focus on the task at hand. It’s a short, simple game ...

Do you get easily distracted at work or feel less consistently focused on the job than you used to? Not to worry. It turns out distractibility may be a good, and unappreciated, phenomenon of older ...

A score that shows how easily distracted you are could one day help diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which may present as someone finding it difficult to concentrate or even ...

If you are paid to answer emails or deal with customers all day then this post might not be for you. But if you're someone who often needs to get some thinking done, read on... An epidemic of ...

If you’re surrounded by coworkers who get distracted easily, you’re likely to become distracted yourself. Instead of letting them pull you away from your to-do list, set boundaries. You don’t have to ...

Attention Easily Distracted? Why it can be so hard to focus. Posted October 4, 2009 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina If you are paid to answer emails or deal with customers all day then this post might not ...