Field of Science


When Keen Minds Are Quick to Wander


















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  1. I couldn't agree more, I have always preferred to work in a coffee shop, library or even pub (no seriously, you'll often catch me taking full advantage of my local's free wifi!). I tend to do this even more when I have a free house, to the complete bewilderment of my house-mates.

  2. The immediate question that should be raised relates to ADHD. Is school unchallenging, unstimulating, or in effect too easy for individuals with ADHD? Too unstimulating? See The Genius of Wandering Minds:

  3. I am the same way as far as staying on task, I like to be mildly distracted, in an environment such as Starbuck's where there are many different noises. I feel like the small distractions help me focus. But does this mean I have attention deficit disorder, because I often need distractions to stay on task and focus on one thing? I don't think so.. Maybe there's no such thing as ADD or ADHD. I think some people just have a better working memory.

  4. I believe that distraction is needed, well it is for me aleast. While trying to study or focus on something I must have music or the TV on in the background or I will try to focus too hard on the subject at hand and I will just make myself go crazy.

  5. This is a very interesting article for sure! I believe that I would easily be distracted if given either one of the tasks and were interrupted. When I study, I have to have total peace and quiet, absolutely NO distractions. To each their own I guess!

  6. This subject is very redundant. What's funny is that, while reading this article, I found myself focusing on not "mind-wandering." I think that with each task I was given, no matter the level of difficulty, I would be distracted by something at some point. The working-memory seems to have a 'mind' of its own.....


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