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Attention span

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Been doing a bit of reading on attention span and activity, it takes 15 minutes to get into the flow of a task without any disruption factor.

If you enjoy the task you can sustain focus for about 40 minutes without a rest.

If you do not enjoy the task, a change is as good as rest, walkaway from the job.., look at something in nature for 10-15 minutes then refocus on the task, you will find it will be easy to do second time around, failing that, go back to nature, have a walk under the trees.

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  • Hi - from an nt point of view I think attention spans/activities depend on a number of factors.  Obviously how interested you are in something is a major factor, as is how long you can apply yourself to something that needs doing but isn't particularly enjoyable.  How disruptive is an environment to keeping an attention span?  Also I think as individuals we have what I'd term different "thinking styles".  Some people seem to be multi-taskers, others like to start + finish 1 task before moving onto the next.  Some people like to do part of a task, have a break, do another part of that task, have a break, etc. Some people would put their feet up with a cuppa whilst others would go outside for a short walk. Some people see a lot of detail, others see things in a much more general way.  

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  • Hi - from an nt point of view I think attention spans/activities depend on a number of factors.  Obviously how interested you are in something is a major factor, as is how long you can apply yourself to something that needs doing but isn't particularly enjoyable.  How disruptive is an environment to keeping an attention span?  Also I think as individuals we have what I'd term different "thinking styles".  Some people seem to be multi-taskers, others like to start + finish 1 task before moving onto the next.  Some people like to do part of a task, have a break, do another part of that task, have a break, etc. Some people would put their feet up with a cuppa whilst others would go outside for a short walk. Some people see a lot of detail, others see things in a much more general way.  

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