Are attention spans getting shorter?
我們的注意力集中時(shí)間是否越來越短逛漫?
Does it ever seem like something is going on with our attention spans? The world's #1 most downloaded app is TikTok, an infinite stream of very short video clips.
你是否覺得屉佳,集中注意力有時(shí)會變得很困難乓土?全世界下載量最高的應(yīng)用程序是 TikTok雏蛮,在這個(gè)應(yīng)用上,用戶可以源源不斷地刷著非常短的視頻流俯逾。
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Gloria Mark, an attention researcher at the University of California, Irvine, says there is scientific evidence attention spans are getting shorter.
加州大學(xué)爾灣分校研究注意力問題的研究員格洛麗亞·馬克表示昆淡,有科學(xué)證據(jù)表明,人們的注意力集中時(shí)間正在縮短盒件。
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"We started studying attention span length over 20 years ago," Mark said. "In 2003, we found that attention spans averaged about two-and-a-half minutes on any screen before people switched. In the last five, six years, they're averaging 47 seconds on a screen."
馬克說:“我們在 20 多年前就開始研究注意力集中時(shí)間蹬碧。2003 年,我們發(fā)現(xiàn)炒刁,在人們轉(zhuǎn)換注意力之前恩沽,在屏幕上的注意力持續(xù)時(shí)間平均約為兩分半鐘。在過去的五六年里翔始,在一個(gè)屏幕上專注的平均時(shí)間只有 47 秒罗心。”
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Mark maintains that a shorter attention span has three downsides: "The first is that people make more errors when they do attention shifting; second downside is that it takes longer to do something, cause we have to reorient to every new task every time we shift; the third downside — maybe this is the worst of all — is that stress increases. When people are working on multiple tasks and they have to shift their attention, their blood pressure rises."
馬克堅(jiān)稱城瞎,注意力持續(xù)時(shí)間縮短有三個(gè)缺點(diǎn):“第一渤闷,人們在轉(zhuǎn)移注意力時(shí)會犯更多錯(cuò)誤;第二脖镀,做一件事需要更長時(shí)間飒箭,因?yàn)槊看无D(zhuǎn)移注意力時(shí),人們都不得不重新適應(yīng)每一項(xiàng)新任務(wù)认然;第三個(gè)缺點(diǎn)(也許是最糟糕的一點(diǎn))是壓力的增加补憾,當(dāng)人們處理多項(xiàng)任務(wù)時(shí),他們不得不轉(zhuǎn)移注意力卷员,使得血壓上升盈匾。”
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You don't have to be a professor to guess at the cause of our greater distractability: It's technology, of course… phones, social media, texting.
就算你不是一個(gè)教授毕骡,也可以猜到我們更容易分心的原因:當(dāng)然是科技(包括手機(jī)削饵、社交媒體、短信等等)未巫。
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So, she offered a couple of tips for staying focused:
因此窿撬,她提供了一些保持專注的建議:
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First, when you feel the itch to change tasks, analyze why. If it's just boredom or procrastination, make a deal with yourself to work another 20 minutes, and then treat yourself to a reward.
首先,當(dāng)你想要切換任務(wù)時(shí)叙凡,分析背后的原因劈伴。如果只是無聊或者拖延,和自己約定再工作 20 分鐘握爷,然后獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)自己跛璧。
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Second, picture yourself at the end of the day. What do you want to have accomplished? What do you want to feel? "A concrete visualization of yourself sitting on the couch, you know, watching your favorite show is really good motivation," she said.
第二严里,設(shè)想一下自己在一天結(jié)束時(shí)的狀態(tài)。你想完成什么追城?你想有什么樣的感受刹碾?她說:“想象著自己坐在沙發(fā)上、觀看最喜歡的電視節(jié)目的情景吧座柱!這種具像化的想象會激發(fā)我們的積極性迷帜。”
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重點(diǎn)詞匯
attention span
注意力集中時(shí)間
相關(guān)詞匯:span(n. 持續(xù)時(shí)間)
搭配短語:the life span of whales(鯨魚的壽命)
英文釋義:the length of time that you can keep your thoughts and interest fixed on something
例句:Young children have quite short attention spans.
a stream of sth.
一連串戏锹,接二連三,源源不斷(的事情)
相關(guān)詞匯:stream(n. 小河锋玲,小溪景用;水流涵叮,人流)
搭配短語:a mountain stream(山間的小溪)
搭配短語:a constant stream of enquiries(接連不斷的詢問)
搭配短語:a constant stream of visitors(川流不息的游客)
video clip
/?v?d.i.o? ?kl?p/
n. 一小段錄像
average
/??v.?.?d?/
v. 平均數(shù)是惭蹂,平均為
詞性拓展:average(n. 平均數(shù))
搭配短語:on average(平均來說;基本上割粮,大體上)
例句:American shares rose, on average, by 38%.(美國股票價(jià)格平均上漲了38%盾碗。)
例句:On average, men still earn more than women.(整體來看,男性仍比女性掙得多舀瓢。)
例句:I average seven hours' work a day.
switch
/sw?t?/
v. 轉(zhuǎn)移(注意力)廷雅;(用開關(guān))打開,關(guān)閉京髓;改變航缀,轉(zhuǎn)變
搭配短語:switch on(打開開關(guān))
搭配短語:switch off(關(guān)閉開關(guān))
搭配短語:to switch from coal to cleaner fuels(從燃燒煤炭轉(zhuǎn)為使用更加清潔的能源)
例句:My mother's interest had switched to my health.
maintain
/me?n?te?n/
v. 堅(jiān)稱,斷言堰怨;維持芥玉,保持;維修备图;保養(yǎng)(某樣?xùn)|西)
搭配短語:to maintain good relations(保持友好關(guān)系)
搭配短語:to maintain a road(養(yǎng)護(hù)道路)
例句:She has always maintained her innocence.(她一直堅(jiān)持說自己是無辜的灿巧。)
downside
/?da?n.sa?d/
n. 不利的一面,不利因素揽涮;向下的一面
反義詞:upside(n. 向上的一面抠藕;優(yōu)點(diǎn))
例句:The downside of living here is that it is expensive.
shift
/??ft/
v. 改變(主意,立場等)
例句:Media attention has shifted recently onto environmental issues.
reorient
/ri:'?:rient/
v. 再調(diào)整蒋困,重新定位
相關(guān)詞匯:orient(n. 東方盾似,亞洲;v. 確定方位雪标,辨認(rèn)方向零院;調(diào)整)
相關(guān)詞匯:the Orient(東方世界)
相關(guān)詞匯:the West(西方世界)
搭配短語:the Orient Express(東方快車)
文化補(bǔ)充:Murder on the Orient Express(阿加莎的偵探小說《東方快車謀殺案》)
搭配短語:to orient oneself to new surroundings(使自己適應(yīng)新環(huán)境)
詞根詞綴:re-(表示“再购岗,又”)
同義詞:re-orientate(英式英語中的寫法)
例句:She had to reorient her career towards marketing.
distractability
/d?str?kt?'b?l?t?/
n. 分心能力
同義詞:distractibility
相關(guān)詞匯:distract(v. 使分心)
詞根詞綴:-ibility,-ability(表示“能力门粪,可能性”)
英文釋義:inability to sustain one's attention or attentiveness, which is rapidly diverted from one topic to another
itch
/?t?/
n. 渴望喊积,熱望;癢
搭配短語:to relieve an itch(止癢)
搭配短語:the creative itch(創(chuàng)作欲)
procrastination
/pr?u,kr?sti'nei??n/
n. 拖延
treat sb. to sth.
款待(某人)
例句:I treated myself to a new dress.
picture
/?p?k.t??/
v. 想象玄妈,設(shè)想
詞性拓展:picture(n. 圖片)
例句:Try to picture yourself lying on a beach in the hot sun.
concrete
/?kɑ?n.kri?t/
adj. 具體的乾吻,有形的
詞性拓展:concrete(n. 混凝土)
搭配短語:concrete evidence(確鑿的證據(jù))
搭配短語:concrete proof(確實(shí)的證明)
motivation
/?mo?.t??ve?.??n/
n. 積極性,干勁