{"id":103294,"date":"2023-09-12T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-distracted-brain\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T12:00:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:00:20","slug":"the-distracted-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-distracted-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"The Distracted Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/_U7QFUqcpBs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The Distracted Brain\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_U7QFUqcpBs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>If you have trouble focusing on books, work, or even TV shows, you\u2019re not alone. The fact is our attention spans are getting shorter. And it can feel like our ability to perform and be productive is harder. 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