Across the United States this year, more and more policies banning student cellphone use in K-12 schools are being enacted at state and district levels. While cellphones are a major source of ...

“Wisdom is the art of knowing what to overlook,” wrote psychologist William James. Unfortunately, if this is the case then few of us can honestly say we’re wise. Knowing where to allocate our ...

Distraction is a curse of modern life. Between our cell phones and computer screens, not to mention our kids and coworkers, our attention is constantly being diverted. It can become difficult to focus ...

Is distraction a curse or a blessing? Not giving full attention to what we should be doing makes us miss deadlines, fail classes, and crash into other drivers. Distraction certainly has a price.

For most American professionals, distractions are a normal part of life. You’ll get an email notification in the middle of a project, or a text during a meeting, or you’ll notice an interesting ...

One of the biggest challenges to maintaining focus is the constant urge to check your phone, browse social media, or engage in other distractions. These interruptions can break your concentration and ...

Have you ever wondered why it seems tougher than ever to concentrate on anything these days? You’re not alone. In today’s hyper-connected world, distractions are not just an occasional ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. We’ve all been there. Even with the best of intentions to stay on task, we still catch ourselves scrolling through social media when we ...

It seems we’re all checking our phones constantly these days. But all that time spent on our phones leaves little time for anything else. We need time to think in order to come up with novel solutions ...

David Marno received funding from the Hellman Foundation and the Andrew D. Mellon Foundation. A constant complaint in our unpredictable world is that we live in an age of distraction. I am quick to ...