There I was, busily writing a column, when the ping of an incoming email stole my focus, and immediately my thoughts and ideas jumped aboard a runaway train. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * There I was, busily writing a column, when the ping of an incoming email stole my focus, and immediately my thoughts and ideas jumped aboard a runaway train. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Opinion There I was, busily writing a column, when the ping of an incoming email stole my focus, and immediately my thoughts and ideas jumped aboard a runaway train.
Knowing that my concentration is fleeting, I often use blockers to minimize frivolous notifications while writing. But this one came in from the government and snuck past my filters and suddenly, my column about the blockbuster movie event of the summer turned into one about cellphone use in the classroom. Specifically, about banning them.
Jojo Whilden/Sony Pictures Entertainment Jenny Slate plays Allysa, best friend and employee of Lily (Blake Lively), in It Ends With Us. Cellphones, that is. Not summer blockbusters.
Research reveals that it can take up to 20 minutes for a student to regain focus after being distracted. I gleaned this from the government press release announcing a ban on cellphones in the classroom that I was reading while supposedly writing a column about something entirely different. I am left with no choice but to wholehearted.