New York : Many people who text while watching TV or listen to music while reading cannot hold their attention to one task. However, a new study has revealed that through mindfulness meditation, heavy media multi-taskers may adapt a more focused attention.
Researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison found that heavy media multi-taskers made greater strides than their low multi-tasker counterparts after meditation.
"In general, people perform better after this mindfulness task," said Thomas Gorman, first author of the study.
Previous studies have shown that people who most often let several types of media overlap can be distracted in the moment, but also score poorly on tests that assess attention even when the media sources are absent.
The participants -- comprising people who reported frequent media multitasking and those who rarely combine media -- spent parts of two days taking standard tests that measure their attention.
"It's deep focus on a single thing, and that single thing is not actually very demanding of your attention," Greens stated.
Heavy media multi-taskers benefited from a short meditation exercise in which they sat quietly counting their breaths and for them sharpening their focus may be as simple as breathing.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison found that heavy media multi-taskers made greater strides than their low multi-tasker counterparts after meditation.
"In general, people perform better after this mindfulness task," said Thomas Gorman, first author of the study.
Previous studies have shown that people who most often let several types of media overlap can be distracted in the moment, but also score poorly on tests that assess attention even when the media sources are absent.
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The participants -- comprising people who reported frequent media multitasking and those who rarely combine media -- spent parts of two days taking standard tests that measure their attention.
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"It's deep focus on a single thing, and that single thing is not actually very demanding of your attention," Greens stated.
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Heavy media multi-taskers benefited from a short meditation exercise in which they sat quietly counting their breaths and for them sharpening their focus may be as simple as breathing.
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(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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