Attention Alert! Study on Distraction Reveals Some SurprisesRecently my research team observed nearly 300 middle school, high school, and university students studying something important for a mere 15 minutes in their natural environments. We were interested in whether they could maintain focus and, if not, what might be distracting them. Every minute, we noted exactly what they were doing, whether they were studying, if they were texting or listening to m
