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Do you Have Popcorn Brain?
____ this — you are doing your homework at your desk.
Suddenly, you ____ that your mom asked you to call her.
When ____ pick up your smartphone, a message pops up.
____ is for a new video from your favorite channel.
You watch the video and keep watching many ____ short videos.
Then, you hear another ____
There is a ____ on the shoes that you really want.
You were going to ask your mom to buy them for ____
Wait, ____ forgot to call her two hours ago!
If this story feels ____ yours, you may have “popcorn brain.”
It is easy to experience popcorn brain when you do many things at the same time on your ____
You keep moving down the screen and clicking, and many ____ pop up quickly, like popcorn in a pan!
If it happens at night, ____ may have trouble sleeping.
More importantly,
More importantly, people with popcorn brain ____ trouble paying attention.
They cannot concentrate on ____ thing for a long time.
In a study, people were able to focus on one thing for 2.5 minutes in ____
____ people can only concentrate for 47 seconds.
If you do not want to have popcorn brain, you need ____ make some changes.
____ are some tips.
Put ____ your phone. Leave it in another room when you need to focus.
____ moving. Play some sports with your friends.
Enjoy the small things in life. ____ the sunshine and look at the sky.
Try to focus on one thing ____ a long time. Read a book.
Smartphones ____ useful.
They connect people and make ____ easier.
However, using them ____ much can hurt your brain and your mind.
It is ____ to cut down on screen time.
____ you ready to give it a try?