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4 ways to fix your attention span - Shannon Odell

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In today’s world, our attention is being pulled in more directions than ever before. This can make finding focus— for work, school, and even the things we love— feel almost impossible. So, how can you improve and better protect your attention span? Shannon Odell shares strategies on how to manage distractions and give your brain the best chance at focusing.

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Meet The Creators

Script Writer
Shannon Odell
Director
Héloïse Dorsan Rachet
Composer
Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
Sound Designer
Anthony Nguyen, cAMP Studio
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Produced by
Abdallah Ewis
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer
Shannon Odell
Fact-Checker
Charles Wallace
Expert Consultant
Nilli Lavie, Amishi P. Jha

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