{"id":1682,"date":"2007-05-31T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2007-05-31T07:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progmanager.wordpress.com\/2007\/05\/31\/attention-management-and-the-distractability\/"},"modified":"2007-05-31T08:00:05","modified_gmt":"2007-05-31T07:00:05","slug":"attention-management-and-the-distractability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2007\/05\/31\/attention-management-and-the-distractability\/","title":{"rendered":"Attention Management and the Distractability"},"content":{"rendered":"

Psychologists at University College London have shown that different people have different levels of distractibility.\u00a0 In an article called Are You Easily Distracted? A New Psychological Test Measures Distractibility<\/a> they also show that it is possible to decrease distractibility\u00a0 -or to put it another way to improve attention management.\u00a0 Now most of the work seems to be in the context of attention deficit disorder and other child learning issues – but from my experience this could have enormous implications for managers.\u00a0 Especially the ones who send text messages and e-mail with their mobiles under the table at a meeting – or who keep checking their incoming e-mail when they are supposed to be having a conversation with me.<\/p>\n

How good are you at managing your attention?<\/p>\n