Waning Concentration in Urban Areas: How to Stay Focused

Have you ever wondered why living in a busy city improves your ability to multi-task, but deteriorates your concentration capacity? Recent research conducted on a remote tribe in Africa has confirmed that cities disrupt people’s ability to concentrate.

Dr. Goh Chee Leong explains why the constant assault a city has on our senses can have a negative effect on our ability to focus, and what we can do to improve our concentration in the metropolis.