4 ways to fix your attention span - Shannon Odell

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Explore 4 strategies to build a better attention span, manage distractions, and help your brain stay focused on its tasks. -- Check out our 500-piece jigsaw puzzle, created in partnership with Ravensburger and featuring art from this very TED-Ed animation: http://t.ted.com/3kB0raN In today’s world, our attention is being pulled in more directions than ever before. This can make finding focus— for work, school, and even the things we love— feel almost impossible. So, how can you improve and better protect your attention span? Shannon Odell shares strategies on how to manage distractions and give your brain the best chance at focusing. Lesson by Shannon Odell, directed by Héloïse Dorsan-Rachet. This video made possible in collaboration with Ravensburger Learn more about how TED-Ed partnerships work: http://t.ted.com/Rbx7KCW Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://t.ted.com/nlVpzFN Check out our merch: http://t.ted.com/upNeDi3 ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://t.ted.com/R7iMQzr Follow us on Facebook: http://t.ted.com/NKcsscO Find us on Twitter: http://t.ted.com/nXsWmpA Peep us on Instagram: http://t.ted.com/zuDVFXP ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/4-ways-to-fix-your-attention-span-shannon-odell Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/4-ways-to-fix-your-attention-span-shannon-odell/digdeeper Animator's website: https://www.instagram.com/helo.dr ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Samuel Barbas, LadyGeek, Marin Kovachev, Penelope Misquitta, Hans Peng, Gaurav Mathur, Erik Biemans, Tony, Michelle, Katie and Josh Pedretti, Hoai Nam Tran, Kack-Kyun Kim, Michael Braun-Boghos, zjweele13, Anna-Pitschna Kunz, Edla Paniguel, Thomas Mungavan, Jaron Blackburn, Venkat Venkatakrishnan, ReuniteKorea, Aaron Henson, Rohan Gupta, Begum Tutuncu, Brian Richards, Jørgen Østerpart, Tyron Jung, Carsten Tobehn, Katie Dean, Ezgi Yersu, Gerald Onyango, alessandra tasso, Doreen Reynolds-Consolati, Manognya Chakrapani, Ayala Ron, Eunsun Kim, Phyllis Dubrow, Ophelia Gibson Best, Paul Schneider, Joichiro Yamada, Henrique Cassús, Karthik Cherala, Clarence E. Harper Jr., Vignan Velivela, Ana Maria, Exal Enrique Cisneros Tuch, Tejas Dc, Khalifa Alhulail, Martin Stephen, Jose Henrique Leopoldo e Silva, Mandeep Singh, and Abhijit Kiran Valluri.