Article- Are you distracted easily? 1. How well can you concentrate when you have a task to do? Do you find yourself easily distracted?

2. If you struggle with focus and attention, how big a problem is it for you? How does it affect your life and your performance in school? Tell us about a specific time you couldn’t focus on an important task at hand, along with any repercussions. What do you think were the causes of your distraction?

3. If you are able to focus well, does it come naturally to you? Or did you have to work at it? Tell us any strategies that you use to concentrate effectively.

4. What do you think about Ms. Osten Gerszberg’s advice? Which of the strategies that she recommends — like reducing those distracting dings, tweets and rings coming from your social media feeds or placing your phone at a far distance — are you most likely to try? Why? Are there any other strategies you have used to reduce distractions?