In a forced situation, where you are paying someone to complete a pre-arranged process, participants are more likely to focus on completing the task at hand.

在你付费给某人让他去完成一个预先安排好的过程这种强迫性的情况下，参与者可能会更关注手头上的任务。

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NASA's solution: send astronauts to space packing eyewear that allows them to adjust the focus of their lenses depending on the task at hand.

NASA（美国宇航局）的解决方法是：给宇航员配备太空包装眼镜，这使他们能够根据手头的工作内容调整自己的焦距。

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Libraries make everyday programming easier and let the developers focus on the task at hand.

库使每天的编程变得容易并使开发人员关注于手头的任务。

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Scheduling your time forces you to focus on the task at hand.

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In terms of attention to the work, my own experience tells me that when people are together in the same room, they pay attention and focus on the task at hand with much of their cognitive capacity.

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