We all do it: walk into a room to get something and have a complete brain blank as to what it was. Or start a conversation only to tail off half way through having lost our train of thought. We are not losing our minds, we are losing our ability to focus. In a world that is increasingly full of distractions, our attention is being constantly disrupted which is having a huge impact on our ability to concentrate, as well as on our mental wellbeing.
The human brain can only think about one thing at a time. Multi tasking between cooking, scrolling through emails and having a conversation with someone may seem like we are achieving more in a shorter time. However, because your brain is actually switching between these things and without direct focus on each task, we are actually doing it all less competently.
As we likely know, part of the issue is the amount of time we spend on our screens. We
