Attention Alert: A Study on Distraction Reveals Some Surprises. Recently my research team observed nearly 300 middle school, high school and university students studying something important for a mere 15 minutes in their natural environments.
We were interested in whether they could maintain focus and, if not, what might be distracting them. Every minute we noted exactly what they were doing, whether they were studying, if they were texting or listening to music or watching television in the background, and if they had a computer screen in front of them and what websites were being visited. The results were startling. 12 Brain Rules. Books and Other Resources Recommended by the UCSD Center for Mindfulness - Recommended Reading.
Mindfulness in Everyday Life. Be Mindful.