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Do you Have Popcorn Brain?
Imagine this — you are ____ your homework at your desk.
Suddenly, you remember that your mom asked ____ to call her.
When you pick up your ____, a message pops up.
It is for a new video from your favorite ____.
You watch the video and keep ____ many other short videos.
Then, ____ hear another sound.
There is a ____ on the shoes that you really want.
You were going to ask your ____ to buy them for you.
Wait, you forgot to call her ____ hours ago!
If this story feels ____ yours, you may have “popcorn brain.”
It is easy to experience popcorn brain ____ you do many things at the same time on your smartphone.
You keep moving down the screen and clicking, and many thoughts ____ up quickly, like popcorn in a pan!
If it ____ at night, you may have trouble sleeping.
More importantly,
____ importantly, people with popcorn brain have trouble paying attention.
They cannot concentrate on ____ thing for a long time.
In a study, ____ were able to focus on one thing for 2.5 minutes in 2004.
Nowadays, people ____ only concentrate for 47 seconds.
If you do not want to have popcorn brain, you need to make ____ changes.
Here are some ____.
Put away your phone. Leave it in ____ room when you need to focus.
Get moving. Play ____ sports with your friends.
Enjoy the small ____ in life. Feel the sunshine and look at the sky.
____ to focus on one thing for a long time. Read a book.
Smartphones are ____.
They connect people and ____ life easier.
However, ____ them too much can hurt your brain and your mind.
It is important to ____ down on screen time.
Are you ready to give it a ____?