We know multitasking isn’t possible. We know distractions compete for attention, and failure to attend to learning completely derails any hope of future retrieval. In fact, as Michelle Miller states in…
Category: Mindfulness
Myths of Multitasking
More news in the department of “People are Notoriously Wrong about Themselves”, this time under the subheading of distraction and multitasking. Distractions are not the same as multitasking, but they do…
Time
Can you picture that feeling of joy you get when a meeting gets canceled and you suddenly find yourself with a little bit of ‘extra’ time? I know I can….
Happiness
I have been teaching in higher education for 25 years this year. During that time, I have worked with students who increasingly report anxieties about life that feel overwhelming and insurmountable. During…