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64. 8 Simple and Effective Ways to Increase Your Attention Span

February 22

56 mins

Episode Description

In this episode, Sam has to rewatch an episode of Loot three times because she can't lock in for the life of her. Problematic! So she decided to embark on a mission to understand her inability to concentrate one one task for more than 90 seconds at a time. Ultimately, she attributes her lack of focus to a two-pronged problem we ALL face every minute of every day, and discovers eight actionable strategies for exercising and improving your attention span that we can implement starting right. Freaking. Now.

Listen to this episode if watching TikToks on 2x speed STILL isn't fast enough.

Key moments:

(Lots of yap intro today lol)

22:07 Why our attention spans are so short right now

22:16 The age of information overload

24:51 Why we’re all doing phone-free time wrong

26:13 The 3-level phone-free challenge (see if you can get to level 3)

29:46 Sam’s favorite entry-level meditation app

32:58 How single-tasking can extend your attention span (and productivity!)

36:05 How much caffeine is good for your attention span vs. needed for energy/productivity?

38:15 You can exercise and strengthen your attention span, and it’s actually fun :)

40:12 The best practices for amazing sleep hygiene