Do you find yourself looking at your Facebook page or watching YouTube videos instead of getting work done? Are you1 your plans for the summer? If you do, you're not2 . Many people do that, including me.
I am in my second year at college. In almost every3 ,I find it hard to sit still and pay attention.If it's not4 my phone, it's daydreaming about what my plans are for the weekend. It's5 . I hate it. But I can't control myself. I pick up my cellphone to6 my emails and messages without7 it. And I find myself8 news on social media,9 knowing what's going on around me.
Yes, we live in a digital age where we even use10 in the bathroom. Because of using digital devices, our attention span(注意力持续时间) has become much11 than before. Yes , that's true—a recent12 made by Microsoft Corporation shows that people now usually13 concentration after eight seconds. Interestingly, I usually find it14 to study around people who are also studying. I15 can focus more that way.
My16 to students reading this is that when it comes to study, you'd better turn off all digital devices. Our brain17 to focus on things that are right in front of us. Removing out distractions altogether, especially18 you get a lot of them, seems to be one of the best19 of doing better in your work.
There is no easier solution to this; you must turn off digital devices, or you won't focus. It just takes some20 .
