How to tame your wandering mind

Name: How to tame your wandering mind
Uploaded: 2017-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 17 min
Description: Amishi Jha studies how we pay attention: the process by which our brain decides what's important out of the constant stream of information it receives. Both external distractions (like stress) and internal ones (like mind-wandering) diminish our attention's power, Jha says -- but some simple techniques can boost it. "Pay attention to your attention," Jha says.

TEDxCoconutGrove 2017Mar 201717 min5228637 views

Speaker

Amishi JhaNeuroscientist | Enhancing Attention & Resilience

About this talk

Amishi Jha studies how we pay attention: the process by which our brain decides what's important out of the constant stream of information it receives. Both external distractions (like stress) and internal ones (like mind-wandering) diminish our attention's power, Jha says -- but some simple techniques can boost it. "Pay attention to your attention," Jha says.