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

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  • @NikhilArora01
    @NikhilArora01 8 лет назад +1755

    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 +57

      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 8 лет назад +2

      Nikhil Arora 👏👏👏👏

    • @palashchandel
      @palashchandel 8 лет назад +5

      Saved my 18 minutes. Thanks buddy

    • @aatish8559
      @aatish8559 8 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.

  • @MilnaAlen
    @MilnaAlen 4 года назад +51

    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 9 месяцев назад

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

  • @geilkaushik
    @geilkaushik 7 лет назад +25

    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

  • @GoCanucks2011
    @GoCanucks2011 3 года назад +3

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

  • @ron6625
    @ron6625 4 года назад +9

    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.

  • @belcenkci5588
    @belcenkci5588 7 лет назад +10

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

  • @jacky7878
    @jacky7878 4 года назад +34

    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

    • @mraike7
      @mraike7 11 месяцев назад

      Bro is Lori boy😂

  • @_Aurora777
    @_Aurora777 11 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @nehamoharir
    @nehamoharir 8 лет назад +109

    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

  • @MayankGangrade0
    @MayankGangrade0 7 лет назад +44

    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.

  • @HappySuni747
    @HappySuni747 7 лет назад +4

    He really simplifies it, In a simple style.

  • @mitexz
    @mitexz 7 лет назад +11

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

  • @kareemmarshall6440
    @kareemmarshall6440 3 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...

  • @TheXuism
    @TheXuism 7 лет назад +6

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

  • @aaannkit
    @aaannkit 4 года назад +1

    Most underrated video on Tedx

  • @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

  • @AmitGupta-hb2lg
    @AmitGupta-hb2lg Год назад

    Just Amazing, Excellent talk

  • @DriveYorCareer
    @DriveYorCareer 7 лет назад +1

    One of the best Ted talks.

  • @audiomystic
    @audiomystic 7 лет назад +2

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

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

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

  • @arlinegeorge6967
    @arlinegeorge6967 4 года назад +1

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

  • @rationalskeptic1
    @rationalskeptic1 7 лет назад +29

    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 +7

      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.

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

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

  • @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.

  • @Skmuruli
    @Skmuruli 6 лет назад +1

    Thank you Ted
    ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು Ted

  • @kanzazaidi617
    @kanzazaidi617 4 года назад +1

    Best ted talk I came across so far.

  • @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😄

  • @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.

  • @DP-yw4vk
    @DP-yw4vk 4 года назад +24

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

  • @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.

  • @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.

  • @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.

  • @mobk9774
    @mobk9774 7 лет назад +3

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

  • @ravikanthinala01
    @ravikanthinala01 7 лет назад +1

    One of the best tes talks i have heard!👍

  • @bernardoparilla1074
    @bernardoparilla1074 2 года назад

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

  • @paulreader1777
    @paulreader1777 2 года назад

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

  • @brijeshdhami8594
    @brijeshdhami8594 7 лет назад +1

    Iegendary speech..!!! Thank you for sharing

  • @rmtheepan009
    @rmtheepan009 7 лет назад

    this video deserves more than that it has now.

  • @eyemagicnation
    @eyemagicnation 7 лет назад +10

    PERFECT PRESENTATION. I LIKE THIS.

  • @drsandhyathumsikumar4479
    @drsandhyathumsikumar4479 2 года назад

    Very helpful ..much appreciated

  • @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

  • @johneric3886
    @johneric3886 5 лет назад +3

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

  • @batoulalakkad6530
    @batoulalakkad6530 5 лет назад

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

  • @shanmugapriyamohan6481
    @shanmugapriyamohan6481 7 лет назад +1

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

  • @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.

  • @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 ;)

  • @manikumarpsgvg3959
    @manikumarpsgvg3959 7 лет назад +1

    Your work is to the point

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

    It was simple, yet great. Thanks

  • @thanisaboocharam5472
    @thanisaboocharam5472 8 лет назад

    Very practical Simplify Relax and Unitask Thank you very much

  • @nevernotsnoozing
    @nevernotsnoozing 7 лет назад +3

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

  • @onengnina9367
    @onengnina9367 2 года назад

    Very interesting presentation.

  • @dm.25
    @dm.25 3 года назад

    Guys we always need things like this

  • @sachinjaiswal2486
    @sachinjaiswal2486 5 лет назад

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

  • @stateofmyned
    @stateofmyned 8 лет назад +9

    Why not a million views for this ??

  • @rezaardiansyah6316
    @rezaardiansyah6316 8 лет назад +3

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

  • @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 3 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.

  • @ashwinph
    @ashwinph 5 лет назад

    Great Ted talk.

  • @jayjani9002
    @jayjani9002 7 лет назад +23

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

  • @Qatarlife2023
    @Qatarlife2023 7 лет назад

    Owsum perfect knowledge about human phycology

  • @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.

  • @Mantim12458
    @Mantim12458 7 лет назад

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

  • @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...

  • @sudarshanborpatragohain2467
    @sudarshanborpatragohain2467 7 лет назад

    Thank you Prof Chun.

  • @Mevlinous
    @Mevlinous 6 лет назад

    So prioritise and execute

  • @abbymd5670
    @abbymd5670 5 лет назад +265

    Why 'you using Peterson's voice tho?

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

    Thanks!! This is a very informative and good video

  • @mikely7354
    @mikely7354 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @GB58147
    @GB58147 2 года назад +1

    Such a great talk!

  • @archgloom
    @archgloom 8 лет назад +60

    ➡ Simplify
    ➡ Relax
    ➡ Unitask

  • @benitadsilva7069
    @benitadsilva7069 2 года назад

    Superb presentation 👏 👌

  • @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.

  • @Broadway1982
    @Broadway1982 8 лет назад +4

    Brilliant stuff. Thank you!!

  • @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 😊

  • @bharatjha9873
    @bharatjha9873 6 лет назад +1

    To the point perfect speech

  • @palmoasis
    @palmoasis 7 лет назад +1

    this was very useful, great talk

  • @astrome7105
    @astrome7105 2 года назад

    Wow. Thanks for this ❤️

  • @halimhdd5554
    @halimhdd5554 4 года назад

    thank u Dr its very useful ..

  • @charleswachira3951
    @charleswachira3951 3 года назад

    wow an excllent presentation

  • @bigousbabashop
    @bigousbabashop 4 года назад +2

    Really great ideas, thanks 👏

  • @JConestar
    @JConestar 6 лет назад +2

    Thanks so much for sharing this video! Learned a lot and will start applying the tips right away!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👌👌

  • @ahmedb2559
    @ahmedb2559 4 года назад

    Thank you

  • @zenithleader6128
    @zenithleader6128 2 года назад

    Simplify, relax and single task

  • @nobertstanel9428
    @nobertstanel9428 6 лет назад

    Last tip about multitasking vs unit tasking was great.

  • @RobWilliams007
    @RobWilliams007 2 года назад

    Excellent.

  • @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

  • @RehabWH
    @RehabWH 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @debapriyamahata4309
    @debapriyamahata4309 7 лет назад

    Brilliant work

  • @thetruth3322
    @thetruth3322 6 лет назад

    Great suggestion, thank you for your work. Rk

  • @souravsingha6696
    @souravsingha6696 5 лет назад

    Thanks for he knowledge, going to share this to my colleague and friends.

  • @channelforpositivitylunder9385
    @channelforpositivitylunder9385 7 лет назад +127

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

    • @amateruss
      @amateruss 6 лет назад +5

      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 4 года назад

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

  • @krittikaom
    @krittikaom 4 года назад +1

    Amazing !

  • @LeLePanga
    @LeLePanga 7 лет назад +1

    Great lesson. Thanks

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

    Brilliant mind. Good job man!

  • @JustinVarghese
    @JustinVarghese 5 лет назад

    very great speech

  • @misssmritikanaghosh5142
    @misssmritikanaghosh5142 6 лет назад

    Adorable 😻😻😻😻😻 just mesmerized

  • @Star-vg7ix
    @Star-vg7ix 5 лет назад

    Excellent video

  • @mehdigh2487
    @mehdigh2487 3 года назад

    Simplify, Relax, Unitask

  • @sonysen4174
    @sonysen4174 8 лет назад +2

    Loved it!

  • @harshpandey7970
    @harshpandey7970 2 года назад +1

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