What Makes Some Brains More Focused Than Others? | Marvin Chun | TEDxKFAS
Faced with overwhelming amounts of information and an increasing need to multitask, how can our brains focus on important tasks and avoid distractions? Cognitive neuroscience researcher Dr. Marvin Myungwoo Chun discusses why some people more attentive than others, allowing them to perform better at school, sports, and in the workplace. He also reveals the difference in our brains that explain superior performance, and gives tips on how to enhance our focus.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
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Dr. Marvin Myungwoo Chun is an award-winning cognitive neuroscience researcher and psychology professor who received the highest teaching prize at Yale University. He is the Richard M. Colgate Professor of Psychology at Yale, with joint appointments in the Cognitive Science Program and the School of Medicine Department of Neurobiology. He also serves as the John B. Madden Master of Berkeley College. He received his B.A. from Yonsei University, his Ph.D. from MIT and his postdoctoral training at Harvard. His research has been honored with early career awards from the US National Academy of Sciences and the American Psychological Association. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences, and as a scientific advisor on the NIKE (Sport) Performance Council.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
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To summarize he asking to: 1. Relax by doing anything like Yoga, Meditation etc. 2. Unitask. i.e. Kill Multi-tasking. 3. Simplify the tasks you are doing. You are welcome!
@mistletoe91
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you watching the video for me. It helped save my precious time & bandwidth
@voodoo-doc
7 жыл бұрын
thanks man :)
@poopingbuffalo2095
7 жыл бұрын
Nikhil Arora 👏👏👏👏
@palashchandel
7 жыл бұрын
Saved my 18 minutes. Thanks buddy
@aatish8559
7 жыл бұрын
Nikhil Arora Thanks for this, brother. I'm just 3 minutes in and I somehow find it uncomfortable to watch it all. But I couldn't take a risk of missing 10000 brain scan data. So thanks for summary.
Your arousal can be too low even if you put in a lot of effort, especially if you suffer from trauma and dissociation. My therapist recommended breaks with fast paced exercise, cold water (drinking or on hands), bright lighting, cool rooms and strong smells. They really help a lot, I no longer feel like a zombie constantly. I actually get things done and learn, rather than spending hours every day without any results, and then getting everything done in panic at the last minute when my brain actually is awake.
@NghiaTuanLe
Жыл бұрын
Very helpful
@Felix-og7pd
Жыл бұрын
Cut noise
@barcafeteria9946
Ай бұрын
I am in the same situation , i feel awake in pánic or after provoking an incident i also feel more awake .
1. Relax by doing anything - breathe 2. focus on one task 3. Simplify the tasks you are doing.
@WhisperedDesires
2 жыл бұрын
Do you know that lofi music helps your brain to focus while studying or working and can actually improve productivity? Give it a try!
@tristanreese3542
Жыл бұрын
You’re the goat
@akiii9293
3 ай бұрын
Bro is Lori boy😂
I cant even watch this video without scrolling through the comments and writing one myself 😭
Everything you do - Everything you encounter - Everything you experience - ------- is changing your brain --------
Although we know the things already whatever he told , but the points he mentioned backed by examples and research findings helps us to grasp the importance of those points
Have ADHD. Can confirm, I get through it at work by doing one thing at a time. I finish what I start, I move radially, but I always make sure I end in a spot that makes sense to pick up from. It took me years and a lot of expertise to figure out how to do it. The math question at the end took me 3 seconds. It was clear that it was 0 on both sides.
@NghiaTuanLe
Жыл бұрын
Wow dude
Summary/Crux :- Challenge with modern society - Information overload and Distractions. Instant information at our disposal is both blessing and curse. We are living in attention deficit disorder society/economy. Your brain can only handle and attend one thing at time. You productivity and performance will start to go down if you try multiple things at once. Tip 1 - Simplify. Try to simplify what you attend to. There is too much information, control how much information that you have to pay attention to. Tip - 2 - Relax. Performance and productivity decline if we are too much aroused or stressed ( Better can be understood with Yerkes-dodson curve ). Take deep breathing. Try Mediation/ Yoga/Prayer/Exercise / Taking a walk in garden etc. Tip - 3 - Unitask. Your brain performs best when you are not multitasking. Don't check your phone, social media every five minutes.
Out of all the ted talks and other videos about attention, this is one of the best. Thanks
@praveenvaggannavar1426
4 жыл бұрын
He who knows does not speak he who speaks does not know. Go and type jiddu Krishnamurty about attention, awerness and insight in KZread go to the depth or else it becomes temporary. Madam
It is very useful and scientific speech please stop blaming the speaker's tongue or gesture . it is a great speech!.
➡ Simplify ➡ Relax ➡ Unitask
Most underrated video on Tedx
He is a great teacher! Don't miss this talk relying on the summaries!
How to be more produtive at the job: 1. Simplify 2. Relax 3. Be unitask
He really simplifies it, In a simple style.
I wish someone could give beneficial advice to us single parents of high needs, highly attached children who are literally unable to unitask a majority of the time. No matter what I do (coursework, work, housework, anything), I have a young child at my heels. Constant interruptions. Constant. I'd pay so much for a workable solution. I'd be paying for my sanity back! :)
@MrRonisarkar
4 жыл бұрын
Plan your day. Before planning observe your day. Most of the things will be repetitively happening on your daily life. You just don't see it yet as you don't observe properly. You say you have a kid. Good. I don't know what his age is but I am assuming he is between 5 to 10 proper age to be able to do house chores. That way he will be engaged in something as well as get a good habit of working. Don't give him heavy tasks but give him light tasks like arranging the cups and plates. At first he will be hesitant but with a little bit of strictness he will get the job done. As you say you are a single mother you already know how tough life is so preparing your child for it wouldn't be bad idea at all. Don't be overprotective with your son. And for you plan your day to day activities. Prioritize those job which are more important. Stick to the plan. Somedays you won't be able to work according to your plan. Don't worry it happens to everyone. Remember a plan is a promise to your future self. If you can't keep a promise you make to yourself how do you think you can keep promises that you make to others. So, hope this helps. And try to become rich. Money solves a lot of the problems that you might be facing right now.
this is the main problem of todays life the continuous switching of information really distract your mind ,good research 👍
First time I watched the Ted talk without scrolling for the comments. Still I missed a lot of tests shown on the video. This shows the level of focus required. Multitasking is a myth.
I really appreciate the summaries. They really help. Please keep doing them!
PERFECT PRESENTATION. I LIKE THIS.
Enjoyed each second of this video, Thanks Marvin for sharing your wonderful experiences.
Excelent tips. I personally use them for I live with ADHD. So simplify, simplify symplify is my mantra. I`ve also deactivated all the phone notifications.. that helped a lot, now I am the one that goes to the phone.. and relax.. I am working on that everyday.. need to focus more..ups.. that is an executive dysfunction not related to attention... it is important not to confuse ADHD just thinking it is an attention problem. Excelent TT
Excellent and so true!! This is one of the best TED talks I have watched!
Why 'you using Peterson's voice tho?
@dannymeechan1
4 жыл бұрын
Abby MD bruh I was so confused when I first heard it lool
@shubh_2733
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@cursedmale7490
3 жыл бұрын
Haha.
@gracez2723
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha
@moelkady1074
3 жыл бұрын
HAHAHA!
Okay... I admit it KZread Algorithm is the only one who knows me completely and what I am lagging, even better than myself!! 🤣
One of the best Ted talks.
Brilliant stuff. Thank you!!
Very practical and eyeopener insights. Thanks for sharing this lifechanger talk!.
Best ted talk I came across so far.
Just Amazing, Excellent talk
Thanks for showing me why I'm more productive than others... and to think I was beating myself up for not being "engaged" for the better part of the day...
Thanks Marvin - that was really useful. Just what I needed!
Too unfortunate that many job descriptions still say *- Ability to multitask" :/
@amateruss
6 жыл бұрын
Yup, they're trying to destroy their own company. LUL
@iabhijay
4 жыл бұрын
Multitask means doing 2 or more tasks in a day, but perform one at a time.
@iabhijay
4 жыл бұрын
One can do 4 different tasks each one hour.
@conman20000
3 жыл бұрын
They don't care if its don't perfect just that its done.
Thankyou doctor ! This was soooo useful ! 🙂 Much Needed 🔥🔥🔥🔥
It was simple, yet great. Thanks
Amazing!! U have helped so much people with your work.
Why not a million views for this ??
One of the best tes talks i have heard!👍
Thank you Ted ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು Ted
Such a great talk!
Thank you Prof Chun.
Thank you so much......sir
its really helpful and i'm enjoying your tips .These three tips really helps people to be focused.
Great interesting and informative talk. Thank you, bless you. All your dreams come true.
I agree with the only being able to concentrate on one thing at a time. I could never really truly multi task - yes, I can throw a load of laundry in and then go mow the lawn while the washer is going but can’t actually do two things. I am reading the book, “The One Thing”, and Gary Keller talks about how multi-tasking is a myth and the funny thing is, corporations want you to “multi-task”. That makes you so much less efficient.
Thanks for he knowledge, going to share this to my colleague and friends.
Guys we always need things like this
Great lesson. Thanks
Loved it!
Thank you for your precious talk , i will follow these tips from now on . Simplify Relax Unitask
beautifully said
It's really a great lecture on attention of mind by giving some good illustrative example...Thank you Tedx...
I hope you this video will gain more views.. That's absolutely good
Your work is to the point
this was very useful, great talk
Thanks!! This is a very informative and good video
Thankyou so much ..from now i will apply this method .
Amazing !
very interesting. thanks for sharing
Brilliant work
Really great ideas, thanks 👏
Thank you.....
Good video. Excellent communication skills, good tone of voice and inflections. Keep up the good work.
To the point perfect speech
Brilliant presentation based on research and concrete evidences.......terrific presentation skills as well :)
Very helpful ..much appreciated
Thank you
So basic but so hard to do... thank you!
Iegendary speech..!!! Thank you for sharing
this video deserves more than that it has now.
That was awesome!
Last tip about multitasking vs unit tasking was great.
Absolutely useful
Wow. Thanks for this ❤️
Owsum perfect knowledge about human phycology
Excellent.
thank you
very great speech
Very practical Simplify Relax and Unitask Thank you very much
just awesome
Great Ted talk.
Good talk. But I don't think it answered what the title asked. I was expecting some Neuroscience that explained the differences in people's brains.
@auroraelf1390
5 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Title is misleading. -_-
@geminivegan6587
4 жыл бұрын
Psych k its the answer ;)
@selenevandernix9353
3 жыл бұрын
There is a Ted talk about that as well
@jaigurudevkishorekumar
Жыл бұрын
May be, it's just the approach towards your goals that makes all the difference
Brilliant mind. Good job man!
So prioritise and execute
Great suggestion, thank you for your work. Rk
Very interesting presentation.
thank u Dr its very useful ..
Very Helpfull
the best and easy to follow exercise to improve your focus,
Very informative
That intro though 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Focus, when in a not comfort zone Comfort zone is an environment when you don't need to constantly fight for your life. You get used to.. Focus is limited. How to be flexible? Yeker-doarson curve(stress, performance) Simplify, relax, unitask Slice it. Divide and conquer
Excellent video
Thankyou
Adorable 😻😻😻😻😻 just mesmerized
Vert well presented!
I wish the tip about how to simply task was more elaborate. Relax and unitask was explained so well.
Thnk u very much sr
wow an excllent presentation
so big stories by great people, I will try to impart in my life.