集中你那分散的注意力——想想吧——慢慢来，伙计。
首先我们要来谈谈什么是分散注意力的行为。
We are going to start by talking about what are known as distraction displays.
鸟类做来分散捕食者注意力的行为被称为注意力分散展示。
The behaviors that the birds engage in to distract predators are called distraction displays.
这种注意力分散的另一种表现形式是：鸟类会制造一种似乎有老鼠等小动物正在周围奔跑的假象。
Another version of this kind of distraction display is where the bird creates the impression of a mouse or some other small animals that's running along the ground.
有些人反对校园向游客开放，原因是这会分散学生和老师的注意力。
Some people oppose the universities open to the tourists on the ground that it will distract the attention of the students as well as the teachers.
那些只复述单词的人与那些不分散注意力的人表现得一样，但那些任务更复杂的人反应时间更差——平均多出480毫秒的延迟。
Those only repeating words performed the same as those with no distraction, but those with the more complicated task showed even worse reaction times—an average of 480 milliseconds extra delay.
当然，学生们已经有了笔记本电脑和手机，但最新的设备还可以让课堂注意力的分散更严重。
Students already have laptops and cell phones, of course, but the newest devices can take class distractions to a new level.
为了衡量上课期间上网对学生注意力分散的影响，研究人员对密歇根州立大学修读心理学入门课程的500名学生进行了评估。
To measure the effects of Internet-based distractions during class, researchers evaluated 500 students taking an introductory psychology class at Michigan State University.
一阵风吹起，风铃跟着跳动起来。它们奏响了欢快的音乐，可是我的注意力又再次分散了。
A gust of wind blew, which caused my wind chimes to dance. They made a joyful sound, but I lost my concentration again.
许多研究声称，电脑会分散人们的注意力，让他们变得懒惰，甚至降低工作效率。
Many studies claim that computers distract people, make them lazy thinkers and even lower their work efficiency.
当公共汽车在行驶时，乘客不能和司机说话，因为这会分散司机的注意力。
Passengers must not talk to the driver while the bus is moving, because it will take his focus off the road.
他们对社会戏剧事件的渴望不是——或者不仅仅是——一种分散他们对家庭作业注意力的方式，或者一种把成年人逼疯的方式。
Their penchant for social drama is not—or not only—a way of distracting themselves from their schoolwork or of driving adults crazy.
它的作用是在章鱼逃跑时分散捕食者的注意力。
It serves to distract a predator while the octopus makes its escape.
当罗马人因此而被内部冲突分散注意力的时候，其他部落抓住机会进入了无人防卫的罗马领土。
While the Romans were thus distracted by internal conflict, other tribes seized the opportunity to cross into Roman territory unopposed.
我最不需要的就是学习另一种管理待办事项清单的方法来分散注意力。
The last thing I needed was the distraction of learning another way of managing to-do lists
重构和分散注意力的技巧可以缓解抑郁、焦虑和愤怒。
The techniques of reframing and distraction can alleviate depression and anxiety as well as anger.
他们不需要做的——可能会分散注意力的——是必须考虑他们的手指在哪里，或者在奔跑时如何控制球。
What they don't need to do—what would be a distraction—is to have to think about where their fingers are, or how to control the ball while running.
有些人担心媒体对公众人物的广泛报道会分散人们对真正重要问题的注意力。
Some people worry that the wide media coverage about public figures will distract people's attention from really important issues.
我的猫泰格讨厌我用 iPad，因为这会分散我对它的注意。
My cat, Tiger, hates it when I use my iPad because it takes my attention away from him.
选择一个没有人或事情能分散你注意力的地方。
Choose a place where nobody or nothing will take your attention away.
人们说，通过分散对疼痛的注意力，音乐可以降低压力和焦虑程度。
By distracting the mind from the pain, music, people say, can lower stress and anxiety levels.
一位专家表示，在上课时间使用手机会分散学生的注意力。
An expert said mobile phone use was a distraction to students during school hours.
这种“注意力分散”似乎是从事创造性工作的最佳状态。
This kind of "distracted focus" appears to be the best state for working on creative tasks.
迁徙动物对于更宏大的使命保持着高度专注，这一使命让它们不会被诱惑分散注意力，也不会被挑战吓倒，这些挑战可能会让其他动物转变方向。
Migrating animals maintain an intense attentiveness to the greater mission, which keeps them undistracted by temptations and undeterred by challenges that would turn other animals aside.
《浅薄：互联网如何毒化了我们的大脑》一书的作者尼古拉斯·卡尔写道：“网络被设计成一个中断系统，一台用来分散注意力的机器。”
Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, wrote, "The net is designed to be an interruption system, a machine geared to dividing attention."
我们付出的注意广度并没有报酬，收获的只是更多分散注意力的因素和消耗的时间的需求。
We are not paid for our attention span, but rewarded for it with yet more distractions and demands on our time.
当你注意到有些事情总是分散你的注意力或是占用了你太多的时间精力是，你该怎么做？
When you notice something becoming a constant distraction or taking up too much time and energy in your life, how do you deal with it?
这使你可以准确的梳理你的思绪，不会受到外部干扰或注意力分散的负面影响。
This will allow you to accurately sort out your thoughts without the negative influence of external interruptions or distractions.
注意力的快速分散以及媒体对事件报道(传统的以及社会性的)的减少并不是什么新鲜事了。
It's not news that attention spans are short or that interest in an issue declines with media coverage (both traditional and social).
注意力的快速分散以及媒体对事件报道(传统的以及社会性的)的减少并不是什么新鲜事了。
It's not news that attention spans are short or that interest in an issue declines with media coverage (both traditional and social).
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