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Nov 2
How To Make Better Decisions (with way less uncertainty) - Joe Hudson - #1171
Joe Hudson is a coach, entrepreneur and a podcast host. Expect to learn how important it is to develop the skill of decision-making, why intelligent people often struggle the most with making decisions, how to spot the biggest indicators you are about to make a terrible decision, ... Show More
1h 43m
Oct 31
The Art Of Growing Up (just enough) - James Smith - #1170
James Smith is a podcaster, author, personal trainer, and co-founder of the world's greatest clean energy drink, Neutonic. Expect to learn why solving your problems never leaves you with fewer of them, why more money buys less happiness than you’d expect, how James got arrested a ... Show More
1h 20m
Oct 29
35 Emotions Explained By Evolutionary Psychology - Rob Kurzban - #1169
Rob Kurzban is a psychologist and an author. Expect to learn why we should view emotions through the lens of evolution, the hidden reason why humans aren’t filled with existential anxiety at all times, what happens to your brain when you don’t express gratitude often, the secret ... Show More
2h 28m
Dec 2023
Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity with Gloria Mark
In this week’s episode of the Growth Guide podcast, we have the honor of having a conversation with Gloria Mark, Chancellor’s Professor Emerita of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. She studies the impact of digital media on people’s work and personal lives, exa ... Show More
1h 20m
Jul 2024
Neuroscience - Dr. Gloria Mark - Attention Span
In our latest episode Dr. Greg Kelly sits down with Dr. Gloria Mark to delve into the complexities of human attention in the digital age. They discuss how never-ending notifications, multitasking demands, and mindless scrolling impacts cognitive function. The conversation offers ... Show More
46m 15s
Sep 2023
The Distracted Brain
If you have trouble focusing on books, work, or even TV shows, you’re not alone. The fact is our attention spans are getting shorter. And it can feel like our ability to perform and be productive is harder. But is a shorter attention span actually impacting our brain function and ... Show More
35m 33s
May 2023
How to Regain Focus & Attention | Gloria Mark, PhD
59m 40s
Feb 2023
Why our attention spans are shrinking, with Gloria Mark, PhD
These days, most of us live our lives tethered to our computers and smartphones, which are unending sources of distraction. Research has shown that over the past couple of decades people’s attention spans have shrunk in measurable ways. Gloria Mark, PhD, of the University of Cali ... Show More
37m 38s
Jan 2024
Finding Focus
<p>We spend more and more of our lives staring at screens. Our cellphones, smartwatches and laptops allow us to communicate instantly with people across the globe, and quickly look up obscure facts. But our digital devices are also altering our brains in profound ways. This week, ... Show More
48m 29s
Jan 2024
Tired? Distracted? Burned-Out? Listen to This.
<p>I’m convinced that attention is the most important human faculty. Your life, after all, is just the sum total of the things you’ve paid attention to. And we lament our attention issues all the time: how distracted we are, how drained we feel, how hard it is to stay focused or ... Show More
56m 44s
Jan 2024
The Science of Rescuing Your Attention Span | Gloria Mark
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Feb 2024
Addicted to distraction: How our world is robbing our ability to pay attention
According to psychologist Gloria Mark, the average attention span is just 47 seconds. Mark, a two-decade veteran in researching attention, says our ability to focus is declining at an alarming rate and is impacting our health. Much of this increase is due to our modern, fast-pace ... Show More
51m 59s
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12 Minutes to a Better Brain: Neuroscientist Reveals the #1 Habit for Clarity & Focus
<p>If you’re feeling tired, unfocused, and like your mind is being hijacked, today’s episode is for you. </p><p>The world today is designed to steal your focus. </p><p>In today’s episode, cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Amishi Jha joins Mel to deliver a wake-up call: </p><p>Every sc ... Show More
1h 25m
Dr Gloria Mark is the Chancellor's professor in the Department of Informatics at the University of California and an author whose research focuses on human-computer interaction.
Not being able to focus and suffering with distracted attention is one of the most common complaints amongst people in the modern world. The ability to stay focussed on a single tas ... Show More
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