# Adam Gazzaley - Remedies for the Distracted Mind (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article4.6bc1851654a0.png) ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/20166383) **Source**:: #from/readwise **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Adam Gazzaley]] **Full Title**:: Remedies for the Distracted Mind **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [behavioralscientist.org](https://behavioralscientist.org/remedies-distracted-mind/) **Host**:: [[behavioralscientist.org]] **Highlighted**:: [[2022-10-29]] **Created**:: [[2022-10-29]] ## Highlights - ↓ Boredom Let’s face it: working on critical assignments can be boring sometimes, especially when the alternative is so much more appealing—high-definition videos, immersive video games, and endless social media connections that are just a click away. ^405519659 - Train your eyes using the 20–20–20 rule: every twenty minutes take a twenty-second break and focus on objects twenty feet away. ^405520216