Sowhileyoumaythinkyou'resimultaneouslywatchingthisvideoandlookingatpicturesofcats – which I didaskyouverynicelynottodo – yourcomputerisactuallyjustjumpingbackandforthbetweeneach.
Andthiscantakequite a while, bothbecauseourbrainssimplytaketimetotrulyfocuson a taskinthefirstplace, butalsobecauseswitchingfromonetasktoanothercreatesattentionresidue.
AstheauthorCalNewportexplainsinhisbookDeepWork: "...whenyouswitchfromsomeTask A toanotherTask B, yourattentiondoesn't immediatelyfollow— a residueofyourattentionremainsstuckthinkingabouttheoriginaltask."
Thoseexampleshighlightanotherimportantpoint, actually – thereisnoformulafor a perfectstudyspot.
これらの例は、実はもう一つの重要なポイントを強調しています。
Itwouldseemlike a silent, totallyisolateddeskinthebasementof a librarywouldputtheleastamountofstrainonthoseinhibitorymechanisms, butas J.K. Rowlingcanattest, somepeopleactuallyworkbetterin a noisycoffeeshop.
Andthismeansthateverytimeyougiveintothatcravingfor a distraction, you'reingrainingthatdecisionas a habit.
つまり、気晴らしをしたいという欲求に屈するたびに、その決断を習慣化しているということです。
Luckily, youcanalsotraintheoppositebehavior.
幸いなことに、逆の行動を訓練することもできます。
Byacknowledging a cravingfornovelty, andthendeliberatelyignoringitandgettingbacktowork, youstarttobuild a toleranceforboredomandweanyourselfoffofthatneedforconstantstimulation.