RECLAIMING FOCUS IN THE AGE OF DIGITAL DISTRACTIONS

Digital distraction is the disturbance caused due to the electronic gadgets or online activities that hamper our focus and which eventually tells upon the efficiency and productivity of an individual.

- RAYEES MASROOR

In the contemporary world, the mobile phone distraction has become one of the significant challenges for the students and other professionals working in different fields. It has not only negatively effected the productivity but also posed a threat to all those people using mobile phones and connected to various social media platforms. Students have been particularly effected by the online distractions caused by electronic devices and the social media.it has also been reported that numerous students who suffer from mobile addiction even tend to bring mobile phones to educational institutions which eventually hinders their studies and creates discipline issues for the school authorities.

Research has revealed that on an average people check their phones after every six minutes and 144 times per day, and almost 52% of all phone checks happen during work hours.