Many of us have heard that our attention spans have been surpassed by that of a gold fish. The gold fish coming in at 9 secs and ours a lowly 7 secs… This is a major issue, for all of us with that competitive spirit! This fish shall not best us!
The great thing is I am going to show you how to solve this in 7 secs or less!
ALL HOPE IS NOT LOST!
Like what was stated in our video it is said that our attention spans are shrinking to scary low levels. This research has been posted by media giants like Time magazine, USA Today, and many more. While this research has been challenged, many of those asked today say they wish they had more focus… All is not lost!
Let’s establish a few culprits: “THERE IS SO MUCH AVALIBLE TO FOCUS ON!”, “SO LITTLE TIME”, “SMARTPHONES”, “LAUNDRY”, “GYM”, “WILL I EVER BE ENOUGH” … why try…
Looking at the issue at hand the solution is quite simple. Ready… Finish ANYTHING!
We have so much that we don’t finish today, it is these things that reinforce our feelings of a lost attention span. As a therapist I have seen so many patients with this struggle. The problem presents itself in so many ways, let me ask you when is the last time you lost your keys only to find them in your hand, or searched forever for missing glasses to find them on your head… What about the time you bought those socks that you desperately needed only to see that basket of limitless unmatched socks one day shoved somewhere in the laundry room. Or the leftovers that you kick yourself for not finishing! “I mean really, that is your favorite MEAL for goodness sake”!
I would present that so much of non-clinical depression and anxiety is rooted in this very issue. Like stated in the video, we combat this by finishing anything! It is that simple. Then we reinforce the behavior with a healthy celebration of success, covered in the next MHM”
Personally, this was played out in my life. There I was, my ex-wife left me after being injured and medically retired from the USAF, hooah! I was moving back to the beautiful state of Montana a single dad. I didn’t finish a career… a marriage… providing my children a two-parent home… all things that I set out to do! To cap it off as I was cleaning out my house to move back I found 9, count them 9 half used tubes of toothpaste… I was crushed. My internal thought was “I cannot even finish a tube of toothpaste”. “How can I raise my boys, earn a living, make it through today”? Anxiety, check. Depression, check.
Now I load what I can fit in my little red Jetta, and embark, children and toothpaste in tow for a cross country journey! It was here that I set out to finish what I can, mourn what I can’t, and celebrate them both! When I finished the first of my NINE partially finished toothpastes, I celebrated like none other! I swear it felt like winning the lottery!
TODAY I CHALLENGE YOU TO FINISH YOUR PRIVERBIAL TOOTHPASTE, and rock that celebration! Increasing health, focus and of course besting the fish. I mean they can’t even brush their teeth for goodness sake!
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