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Dec 2023
10m 31s

This is why you’re distracted, and it’s ...

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Do you find that your mind wanders all the time, that you have trouble focusing, or that people tell you all the time that you are in lala land? You might be thinking—yes, that’s why I am trying to get an ADHD diagnosis right now! Well, it may not be ADHD or any diagnosable mental health disorder at all. Today, I’m going to let you know about the default mode network (DMN) and how it relates to distractibility and a few quick and dirty tips on how to improve it.

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