What Makes Some Brains More Focused Than Others? | Marvin Chun | TEDxKFAS

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  • @NikhilArora01
    @NikhilArora01 8 лет назад +1753

    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
      @mistletoe91 8 лет назад +56

      Thank you watching the video for me. It helped save my precious time & bandwidth

    • @voodoo-doc
      @voodoo-doc 8 лет назад +1

      thanks man :)

    • @poopingbuffalo2095
      @poopingbuffalo2095 7 лет назад +2

      Nikhil Arora 👏👏👏👏

    • @palashchandel
      @palashchandel 7 лет назад +5

      Saved my 18 minutes. Thanks buddy

    • @aatish8559
      @aatish8559 7 лет назад +6

      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.

  • @jacky7878
    @jacky7878 4 года назад +33

    1. Relax by doing anything - breathe
    2. focus on one task
    3. Simplify the tasks you are doing.

    • @WhisperedDesires
      @WhisperedDesires 2 года назад

      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
      @tristanreese3542 Год назад

      You’re the goat

    • @akiii9293
      @akiii9293 10 месяцев назад

      Bro is Lori boy😂

  • @MilnaAlen
    @MilnaAlen 4 года назад +50

    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
      @NghiaTuanLe 2 года назад +2

      Very helpful

    • @Felix-og7pd
      @Felix-og7pd 2 года назад

      Cut noise

    • @barcafeteria9946
      @barcafeteria9946 8 месяцев назад

      I am in the same situation , i feel awake in pánic or after provoking an incident i also feel more awake .

  • @MayankGangrade0
    @MayankGangrade0 7 лет назад +43

    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.

  • @GoCanucks2011
    @GoCanucks2011 2 года назад +2

    Everything you do -
    Everything you encounter -
    Everything you experience -
    ------- is changing your brain --------

  • @_Aurora777
    @_Aurora777 9 месяцев назад +2

    How to be more produtive at the job:
    1. Simplify
    2. Relax
    3. Be unitask

  • @belcenkci5588
    @belcenkci5588 7 лет назад +9

    He is a great teacher! Don't miss this talk relying on the summaries!

  • @geilkaushik
    @geilkaushik 7 лет назад +24

    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

  • @nehamoharir
    @nehamoharir 8 лет назад +108

    Out of all the ted talks and other videos about attention, this is one of the best. Thanks

    • @praveenvaggannavar1426
      @praveenvaggannavar1426 5 лет назад +1

      He who knows does not speak he who speaks does not know. Go and type jiddu Krishnamurty about attention, awerness and insight in RUclips go to the depth or else it becomes temporary. Madam

  • @HappySuni747
    @HappySuni747 7 лет назад +3

    He really simplifies it, In a simple style.

  • @Skmuruli
    @Skmuruli 6 лет назад +1

    Thank you Ted
    ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು Ted

  • @ron6625
    @ron6625 3 года назад +8

    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.

  • @aaannkit
    @aaannkit 4 года назад +1

    Most underrated video on Tedx

  • @DriveYorCareer
    @DriveYorCareer 7 лет назад +1

    One of the best Ted talks.

  • @abbymd5670
    @abbymd5670 5 лет назад +263

    Why 'you using Peterson's voice tho?

  • @DP-yw4vk
    @DP-yw4vk 4 года назад +23

    I cant even watch this video without scrolling through the comments and writing one myself 😭

  • @TheXuism
    @TheXuism 7 лет назад +5

    It is very useful and scientific speech please stop blaming the speaker's tongue or gesture . it is a great speech!.

  • @Felix-og7pd
    @Felix-og7pd 2 года назад +1

    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

  • @audiomystic
    @audiomystic 7 лет назад +2

    I really appreciate the summaries. They really help. Please keep doing them!

  • @kareemmarshall6440
    @kareemmarshall6440 2 года назад

    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...

  • @norcrisechavarria
    @norcrisechavarria 3 года назад +2

    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

  • @mitexz
    @mitexz 7 лет назад +10

    this is the main problem of todays life the continuous switching of information really distract your mind ,good research 👍

  • @kanzazaidi617
    @kanzazaidi617 4 года назад +1

    Best ted talk I came across so far.

  • @Jennifer-rq8qo
    @Jennifer-rq8qo 7 лет назад +3

    Excellent and so true!! This is one of the best TED talks I have watched!

  • @eyemagicnation
    @eyemagicnation 7 лет назад +10

    PERFECT PRESENTATION. I LIKE THIS.

  • @SauravKumar-xg4zr
    @SauravKumar-xg4zr 6 лет назад +4

    Enjoyed each second of this video,
    Thanks Marvin for sharing your wonderful experiences.

  • @rationalskeptic1
    @rationalskeptic1 7 лет назад +28

    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
      @MrRonisarkar 5 лет назад +6

      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.

  • @brijeshdhami8594
    @brijeshdhami8594 7 лет назад +1

    Iegendary speech..!!! Thank you for sharing

  • @AmitGupta-hb2lg
    @AmitGupta-hb2lg Год назад

    Just Amazing, Excellent talk

  • @archgloom
    @archgloom 8 лет назад +60

    ➡ Simplify
    ➡ Relax
    ➡ Unitask

  • @arlinegeorge6967
    @arlinegeorge6967 3 года назад +1

    Great interesting and informative talk. Thank you, bless you. All your dreams come true.

  • @mobk9774
    @mobk9774 7 лет назад +3

    Thanks Marvin - that was really useful. Just what I needed!

  • @harshpandey7970
    @harshpandey7970 2 года назад +1

    Unitask
    Simplify your tasks
    Relax(do not overload your brain)

  • @spendingawareness3698
    @spendingawareness3698 4 года назад

    Simplify - What is the next one thing I can do to be able to go one step forward toward my goal? Deconstruct a goal you're trying to achieve or a skill you're trying obtain.
    Relax - often the unhealthy things that we think about are the things that is keeping us anxious or rushed such as "am I doing right thing?", "when will I able to get this done?", "I'm i good or smart enough to have success on what I'm doing?" and these thoughts are focus and productivity killers. When these thoughts comes into our awareness we are not to entertain them and they will gradually go away as we achieve effortless execution where we execute tasks at a relaxing and effortless manner with high focus and efficiency.
    Unitasking - this is a result of simplifying and relaxation concept. When you simplify and find relaxation then you'll notice that you are doing one thing at a time and you exactly know what is that one thing and you'll find high focus and efficiency executing.

  • @jesusrosariohernandez4823
    @jesusrosariohernandez4823 4 года назад +2

    Very practical and eyeopener insights. Thanks for sharing this lifechanger talk!.

  • @rajcan2008
    @rajcan2008 4 года назад +2

    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.

  • @tremainw1413
    @tremainw1413 6 лет назад +4

    For those of us who've lived with inattentive variant of ADD (as opposed to more usual Hyperactive A D D), it's because of the way our brains are wired, and no amount of breathing exercises, relaxation, or focusing would change that fact. That can be a disastrous impediment to succeeding, for at least some of us. However, OTOH, the positive is that we rarely feel boredom. Proposed quick test for I.A.D.D = "When was the last time you were bored?" Answer: "can't remember, it was so long ago." QTN: "How many books do you like to read at the same time?" Answer if you have IADD "at least 4 or 5. and so few do I get to finish within a reasonable time, if at all, even if the book fascinates me." QTN "How often are you able to listen to another's story of what happened to him/her, but the story he/she tries to tell you, lasts over 2 minutes, without losing track of what's just been said?" Answer: "Never."
    I just wonder if others who are known to have ADD, found the alternating numbers easier to focus on, as at 17.59??? They were more far more interesting for my mind to calculate, when alternated, and hence my focus was better for the right side of the numbers when jumbled, than for the left side, where I kept having to force my brain to keep the concentration needed to complete the task, and did so far slower. If this is significant for an ADD sufferer, and a reversal of the norm (where most find the left side easier to calculate quickly), then in that respect too, it's a very interesting test indeed!

    • @nicole.m_official
      @nicole.m_official 4 года назад

      Infj alert.

    • @diegomoreno5927
      @diegomoreno5927 2 года назад +1

      I used to Open 4 -5 books at once and never finish them. Now i comit to finish each book i start and read one at a time . I now able to finish 1 book per week.

  • @Jr-bi4tc
    @Jr-bi4tc 5 лет назад +1

    It was simple, yet great. Thanks

  • @SachinSingh-cd2ue
    @SachinSingh-cd2ue 7 лет назад +2

    its really helpful and i'm enjoying your tips .These three tips really helps people to be focused.

  • @RobWilliams007
    @RobWilliams007 2 года назад +1

    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.

  • @bernardoparilla1074
    @bernardoparilla1074 2 года назад

    the best and easy to follow exercise to improve your focus,

  • @rmtheepan009
    @rmtheepan009 7 лет назад

    this video deserves more than that it has now.

  • @jayjani9002
    @jayjani9002 7 лет назад +23

    Brilliant presentation based on research and concrete evidences.......terrific presentation skills as well :)

  • @paulreader1777
    @paulreader1777 2 года назад

    ADD is creative, innovative but it also allows for great focus and attention.

  • @ravikanthinala01
    @ravikanthinala01 7 лет назад +1

    One of the best tes talks i have heard!👍

  • @mikesperience
    @mikesperience 7 лет назад +9

    Why not a million views for this ??

  • @manikumarpsgvg3959
    @manikumarpsgvg3959 7 лет назад +1

    Your work is to the point

  • @bharatjha9873
    @bharatjha9873 6 лет назад +1

    To the point perfect speech

  • @林艾-r9b
    @林艾-r9b 7 лет назад +1

    very useful,especially the third one,unitasking doesnt mean there re only one thing left,but we can organize them,making the most important and making it finished first!maybe it is a good method for me to solve the anxiety because of work😄

  • @shanmugapriyamohan6481
    @shanmugapriyamohan6481 7 лет назад +1

    Amazing!! U have helped so much people with your work.

  • @DudeGamer8
    @DudeGamer8 7 лет назад +17

    Finally a Ted Talk that doesn't start with: "When I was younger, I was blah blah blah blah, I was this, I was that, I was blah blah blah, my mother was this, my father was this, my friend said I was that.. blah blah blah" 20 fucking minutes about their life story 5 minutes about the substance of the speech

  • @channelforpositivitylunder9385
    @channelforpositivitylunder9385 7 лет назад +126

    Too unfortunate that
    many job descriptions still say
    *- Ability to multitask"
    :/

    • @amateruss
      @amateruss 6 лет назад +4

      Yup, they're trying to destroy their own company. LUL

    • @iabhijay
      @iabhijay 5 лет назад +1

      Multitask means doing 2 or more tasks in a day, but perform one at a time.

    • @iabhijay
      @iabhijay 5 лет назад

      One can do 4 different tasks each one hour.

    • @conman20000
      @conman20000 3 года назад

      They don't care if its don't perfect just that its done.

  • @Qatarlife2023
    @Qatarlife2023 6 лет назад

    Owsum perfect knowledge about human phycology

  • @johneric3886
    @johneric3886 5 лет назад +3

    Good video. Excellent communication skills, good tone of voice and inflections. Keep up the good work.

  • @drsandhyathumsikumar4479
    @drsandhyathumsikumar4479 2 года назад

    Very helpful ..much appreciated

  • @GB58147
    @GB58147 2 года назад +1

    Such a great talk!

  • @sachinjaiswal2486
    @sachinjaiswal2486 5 лет назад

    Thankyou so much ..from now i will apply this method .

  • @dm.25
    @dm.25 3 года назад

    Guys we always need things like this

  • @thanisaboocharam5472
    @thanisaboocharam5472 8 лет назад

    Very practical Simplify Relax and Unitask Thank you very much

  • @christinafernandez106
    @christinafernandez106 7 лет назад +2

    I really like this video, but personally I learn better by multitasking. Meaning when I study, I switch subjects every 15 minutes, and since I've been doing that (also playing mind strengthening games and constantly analyzing everything around me- which is also a great way to get rid of boredom) I've been able to recall information faster, and learning with less "effort". But my opinion aside this was a good ted talk!

    • @sunshinelizard1
      @sunshinelizard1 2 года назад +1

      That's not multi-tasking. What you described is context switching.

  • @batoulalakkad6530
    @batoulalakkad6530 5 лет назад

    Thank you for your precious talk , i will follow these tips from now on .
    Simplify
    Relax
    Unitask

  • @mikely7354
    @mikely7354 5 лет назад +1

    So basic but so hard to do... thank you!

  • @DQINBETWEEN
    @DQINBETWEEN 7 лет назад +87

    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
      @auroraelf1390 6 лет назад +5

      Exactly. Title is misleading. -_-

    • @geminivegan6587
      @geminivegan6587 5 лет назад

      Psych k its the answer ;)

    • @selenevandernix9353
      @selenevandernix9353 4 года назад

      There is a Ted talk about that as well

    • @antyest
      @antyest 2 года назад

      May be, it's just the approach towards your goals that makes all the difference

  • @nitishthakur8481
    @nitishthakur8481 7 лет назад +2

    Thank you so much......sir

  • @Broadway1982
    @Broadway1982 8 лет назад +4

    Brilliant stuff. Thank you!!

  • @sudarshanborpatragohain2467
    @sudarshanborpatragohain2467 6 лет назад

    Thank you Prof Chun.

  • @nevernotsnoozing6972
    @nevernotsnoozing6972 6 лет назад +3

    Thankyou doctor ! This was soooo useful ! 🙂 Much Needed 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @bigousbabashop
    @bigousbabashop 4 года назад +2

    Really great ideas, thanks 👏

  • @Mevlinous
    @Mevlinous 6 лет назад

    So prioritise and execute

  • @rezaardiansyah6316
    @rezaardiansyah6316 8 лет назад +3

    I hope you this video will gain more views.. That's absolutely good

  • @kundanjha2529
    @kundanjha2529 6 лет назад +2

    It's really a great lecture on attention of mind by giving some good illustrative example...Thank you Tedx...

  • @ns.narayani03
    @ns.narayani03 7 лет назад +6

    Brilliant mind. Good job man!

  • @nobertstanel9428
    @nobertstanel9428 6 лет назад

    Last tip about multitasking vs unit tasking was great.

  • @mohammednisham3211
    @mohammednisham3211 5 лет назад

    The last example was so easy, it's just equal number of blues and reds on both the sides. You don't even need to add or subtract to get the answer.

  • @HariKrishna-sc9un
    @HariKrishna-sc9un 7 лет назад +1

    Thanks!! This is a very informative and good video

  • @comsystechnologies5225
    @comsystechnologies5225 5 лет назад +1

    I wish the tip about how to simply task was more elaborate. Relax and unitask was explained so well.

  • @sammy143two
    @sammy143two 7 лет назад +2

    wow ! this is really helpful. we should just unitask. thumbs up for this video and share it among your friends 😊

  • @krittikaom
    @krittikaom 4 года назад +1

    Amazing !

  • @charleswild3045
    @charleswild3045 7 лет назад +1

    Thank you for this video on What Makes Some Brains More Focused Than Others. The topic of focus/sustained attention is discussed, from time to time, at the ADHD Bulletin Board - a Yahoo Group. Thank you. X-ref: Neurology, Nutrition, Brainwaves, Inattentive ADHD, Absence Epilepsy, Complex Partial Epilepsy, Brain Concussions, Sports Concussions, Metaphysics, Thought, New Thought., The Psalms, Spiritual Metaphysics, Relaxation, Entering the Silence, Meditation, Prayer, Visualization, Mind Movies, etc. Brain-mind medicines do work for a few with neurological ADHD or neurological epilepsy. X-ref: Nerves in Collision (book) by Walter C. Alvarez. Thoughts held in mind produce after their kind. - C. Fillmore

  • @ashwinph
    @ashwinph 5 лет назад

    Great Ted talk.

  • @sanjeevp
    @sanjeevp 2 года назад

    SUMMARY: 1. Simplify 2. Relax (Breathe & Exercise) 3. Unitask

  • @palmoasis
    @palmoasis 7 лет назад +1

    this was very useful, great talk

  • @marleigh5606
    @marleigh5606 6 лет назад +1

    For me... well yeah I have ADHD. I do get easily distracted... instead of doing an essay on Romeo and Juliet I decided to learn how to solve a 3x3 and a 4x4 rubix cube. Instead of memorizing those dates of people who died in the 1000-1100s I taught myself piano, cello, and flute solely based on already knowing how to play the violin. Instead of doing worksheets on polynomials which we’ve already worked on for several weeks prior and were, at least at the point of doing this, I learned to speak other languages (English is my first language and I took German in middle school through 10th grade because it was required). 日本語がはなせます。(I’m not that good at it though shh don’t tell anyone). Instead of doing bio homework reviewing trophic levels for the 275940291st time I painted masterpieces. Yeah I get distracted easily but that distractedness led me to study psychology and learn personal philosophies. I got bored in class and got lost in thought, causing me to leave a certain group and no longer be a sheep following the herd because the leader says so (ever seen that photo of a herd of sheep running through a gate but the fence isn’t there?). I did actually start to get depressed because of ADHD but I couldn’t tell them I had it (like many things) and I had to ask my pediatrician despite my parents clear reluctance (I looked at old videos of me from when I was young and you could definitely tell that I had ADHD but I didn’t get diagnosed until the middle of last year. My parents just don’t like “permanently mind altering” medicine and don’t realize that it is a legitimate illness due to a lack of free floating neurotransmitters like dopamine.

  • @Mantim12458
    @Mantim12458 7 лет назад

    so big stories by great people, I will try to impart in my life.

  • @sonysen4174
    @sonysen4174 8 лет назад +2

    Loved it!

  • @onengnina9367
    @onengnina9367 2 года назад

    Very interesting presentation.

  • @zenithleader6128
    @zenithleader6128 2 года назад

    Simplify, relax and single task

  • @MathiLeela
    @MathiLeela 4 года назад +6

    Okay... I admit it
    RUclips Algorithm is the only one who knows me completely and what I am lagging, even better than myself!! 🤣

  • @cgfreeandeasy
    @cgfreeandeasy 4 года назад

    The solution for high concentration is not a behavioural strategy, but a neurological configuration and constitution. It can be conditioned therapeutically: One part behaviour (concentrating), plus one part neurotoxin and metal ions. And overnight those nerve structures that were mainly used the day before are stabilised by the metal. The nerve poison ensures that the brain is globally active, the metal then integrates itself into the regions that were used the most and then stabilises (increases) their electrical potentials. Stably increased voltage in the cells turns into concentration.
    The fact that only behaviours and strategies of working and thinking are supposed to help is not enough. This neuroenhancing effect is needed to make the brain regions electrically stable.

  • @RehabWH
    @RehabWH 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you, you look like a smart guy actually..so I am convinced.

  • @ankam6472
    @ankam6472 7 лет назад

    Brilliant! So this is why I'm so tired and unsatisfied of my work, operating at the same time in four different areas of my branch, switching them for a call.. My brain is quite normal, hurra! :) It was worth to focus on the content of this presentation, not on the body language and voice ;)

  • @astrome7105
    @astrome7105 2 года назад

    Wow. Thanks for this ❤️

  • @charleswachira3951
    @charleswachira3951 3 года назад

    wow an excllent presentation

  • @leeyewleung
    @leeyewleung 4 года назад

    I grouped the number colours into batches and used multiplication instead of processing them individually one by one...

  • @mehdigh2487
    @mehdigh2487 2 года назад

    Simplify, Relax, Unitask

  • @LeLePanga
    @LeLePanga 7 лет назад +1

    Great lesson. Thanks

  • @benitadsilva7069
    @benitadsilva7069 2 года назад

    Superb presentation 👏 👌

  • @halimhdd5554
    @halimhdd5554 4 года назад

    thank u Dr its very useful ..

  • @RobWilliams007
    @RobWilliams007 2 года назад

    Excellent.

  • @JustinVarghese
    @JustinVarghese 5 лет назад

    very great speech