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25 GOLDFISH PRESENTATION According to the Mayo Clinic however, there are ways to improve our attention span amid the ongoing texts, tweets, and other interruptions: 1. Drink More Fluids A 2012 study published in The Journal of Nutrition found mild dehydration can cause you to lose concentration. It is imperative to stay hydrated even when you don’t feel thirsty. Men should drink a total of 13 cups of water a day while women should drink 9 cups. 2. Exercise A 2013 study published in the journal PLOS ONE found increasing your fitness level can do wonders for your attention span. Men who were part of a Spanish cycling team responded seven percent much faster than the less fit group in a computerized task. Exercising the body is exercising the brain. 3. Avoid Electronic Devices A 2013 study found an office worker gets only 11 minutes between each interruption, while it takes an average of 25 minutes to return to the original task after an interruption. It’s better to give a task a dedicated time slot to solely focus on your work and ignore the irrelevant. Technological devices that are within reach can easily lure you in to decrease your attention span. 4. Embrace Print If at all possible print what you have to read. It’s easier on the eyes, and the information you read on paper is much easier to retain and process.