Dr. John Kruse

that the more people practice thinking that way or being in the world that way, yes, it's harder to sustain attention for long periods of time, that you train yourself to overreact to any new distractions. So the core elements of some of the executive functions that are impaired in ADHD, we are all becoming more ADHD-like. So that's the...

that the more people practice thinking that way or being in the world that way, yes, it's harder to sustain attention for long periods of time, that you train yourself to overreact to any new distractions. So the core elements of some of the executive functions that are impaired in ADHD, we are all becoming more ADHD-like. So that's the...

thesis of the book that I've been working on that's still several months from going anywhere, but I call it Attention Deficit World. And one of the things that's been frustrating is that there's been this huge disconnect.

thesis of the book that I've been working on that's still several months from going anywhere, but I call it Attention Deficit World. And one of the things that's been frustrating is that there's been this huge disconnect.

thesis of the book that I've been working on that's still several months from going anywhere, but I call it Attention Deficit World. And one of the things that's been frustrating is that there's been this huge disconnect.

There have been people writing about, you know, the question you're asking, that the neuroscience, our brain's getting more distracted, or are we becoming, you know, it's not just distracted, you know, immersion in this media world or social media, cell phone, however you want to break it down, It's not all bad. It's not just that concentration's worse.

There have been people writing about, you know, the question you're asking, that the neuroscience, our brain's getting more distracted, or are we becoming, you know, it's not just distracted, you know, immersion in this media world or social media, cell phone, however you want to break it down, It's not all bad. It's not just that concentration's worse.

There have been people writing about, you know, the question you're asking, that the neuroscience, our brain's getting more distracted, or are we becoming, you know, it's not just distracted, you know, immersion in this media world or social media, cell phone, however you want to break it down, It's not all bad. It's not just that concentration's worse.

So detecting visual items in the environment, there's some things that people become more adept at. Whether that's actually a good thing to be more adept at, people do a multitask more quickly or switch in and out of it.

So detecting visual items in the environment, there's some things that people become more adept at. Whether that's actually a good thing to be more adept at, people do a multitask more quickly or switch in and out of it.

So detecting visual items in the environment, there's some things that people become more adept at. Whether that's actually a good thing to be more adept at, people do a multitask more quickly or switch in and out of it.

They're still not doing as well on that task if they had no distractions and just focus solely, but they're multitasking better than people who don't immerse themselves a lot in the internet. So there's a whole literature and popular books and attention. We know everyone's getting a little more distracted. But all the books that talk about that say, well, this is just sort of everyday stuff.

They're still not doing as well on that task if they had no distractions and just focus solely, but they're multitasking better than people who don't immerse themselves a lot in the internet. So there's a whole literature and popular books and attention. We know everyone's getting a little more distracted. But all the books that talk about that say, well, this is just sort of everyday stuff.

They're still not doing as well on that task if they had no distractions and just focus solely, but they're multitasking better than people who don't immerse themselves a lot in the internet. So there's a whole literature and popular books and attention. We know everyone's getting a little more distracted. But all the books that talk about that say, well, this is just sort of everyday stuff.

This has nothing to do with ADHD. And there's lots of wonderful ADHD books out there, and they say ADHD is this discrete condition, even if they acknowledge it's on a spectrum of severity, but that it's really serious stuff, and we don't, you know, Just because you forgot your homework or you left your car keys or you can't remember where you parked your car, everyone does that.

This has nothing to do with ADHD. And there's lots of wonderful ADHD books out there, and they say ADHD is this discrete condition, even if they acknowledge it's on a spectrum of severity, but that it's really serious stuff, and we don't, you know, Just because you forgot your homework or you left your car keys or you can't remember where you parked your car, everyone does that.

This has nothing to do with ADHD. And there's lots of wonderful ADHD books out there, and they say ADHD is this discrete condition, even if they acknowledge it's on a spectrum of severity, but that it's really serious stuff, and we don't, you know, Just because you forgot your homework or you left your car keys or you can't remember where you parked your car, everyone does that.

And we want to make sure that you respect that ADHD is a serious and potentially disruptive condition. And when I say serious, and I'm going to go on this tangent for a little bit, the caricatures of ADHD is, oh, there's the squirrel. It's silly. People are distracted, ditzy, late, doing things that we make fun of in society, and we ignore that

And we want to make sure that you respect that ADHD is a serious and potentially disruptive condition. And when I say serious, and I'm going to go on this tangent for a little bit, the caricatures of ADHD is, oh, there's the squirrel. It's silly. People are distracted, ditzy, late, doing things that we make fun of in society, and we ignore that

And we want to make sure that you respect that ADHD is a serious and potentially disruptive condition. And when I say serious, and I'm going to go on this tangent for a little bit, the caricatures of ADHD is, oh, there's the squirrel. It's silly. People are distracted, ditzy, late, doing things that we make fun of in society, and we ignore that