Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David DiSalvo writes about science, tech and culture. In 2011, 1.3 million auto accidents in the U.S. involved cell phones – about ...

I don't need to convince you that distraction is a problem in today's workplace. Stats like this, however, are woefully incomplete. There's no way we're accomplishing 3.1 hours worth of actual goals ...

Distraction is a double-edge sword. Our mind's propensity to wander is great when we need a diversion: It keeps us occupied and sane during meetings and helps us cope with trauma while we mentally ...

I absolutely adore the Internet, but there’s no doubt it has made us more distracted than ever. I can see this in myself, and in watching everyone else around me: constant use of laptops, switching ...

Distraction is “the process of interrupting attention” and “a stimulus or task that draws attention away from the task of primary interest.” In other words, distractions draw us away from what we want ...

A constant complaint in our unpredictable world is that we live in an age of distraction. I am quick to label students who stare at their phones in my class distracted; politicians dismiss ...

A client once described to me what happened after they had lived through a traumatic assault. For a long time, life stayed busy enough that they rarely had to think about it. Work, obligations, and ...

Distraction Control is accessible via the same Page Menu interface in Safari as Reader and Viewer. Here, users will find a new “Hide Distracting Items” option to enable Distraction Control. Users will ...