Cha, isikhathi sokugxila sakho asifushane njengegobolondo. Kodwa kukhona okushintshile.

Ngempela ubone lesi sisho: isikhathi sokugxila somuntu sehle sibe seku-8 imizuzwana, esifushane kunezika-gobolondo. Lokhu kubhalwa yonke indawo — ezindaweni zokubhala, ezinkulumweni, ama-TikToks mayelana nokuthi amafoni ayashintsha ubuchopho bethu. Le miphumela iyinhle, iyabelwana ngayo, futhi iyashaqisa. Kodwa futhi, cishe yonke imiphumela iyakwenziwa. Akukho siyensi ethembekile ngemuva kwalokhu, futhi ukuqhathaniswa ne-gobolondo akukwaziwa ezingeni eliningi.

Kodwa nansi indlela engcono yokuyihlola kunokuyiphika: le miphumela ibikwi-viral ngoba ibiza imizwa yangempela. Ukugxila kwakho kubonakala kukhulu kakhulu kunangaphambili. Ngakho-ke umbuzo interesting akusikho "ngabe i-goldfish stat iyiqiniso?" (ayikho) — kodwa "yini empeleni eguqukile, uma kungenjalo isikhathi sokugxila esithile?" Impendulo eqotho iyasiza, futhi inethemba, kunale mithi.

Umgwaqo we-goldfish uvela kuphi

I-"8-second attention span" ibikwe kakhulu kumarekhodi atholakala kabanzi ngo-2015, okukhuluma ngama-sources, lapho abantu bebebheka khona, angazange asekele le miphumela. Akukho ucwaningo oluqinile olukhombisa ukuthi abantu banesikhathi sokugxila esithile esingu-8 seconds, futhi impela akukho okukhombisa ukuthi sehlile kusuka kwinombolo ephezulu ngenxa yezinhlamvu. Ingxenye ye-goldfish iyigarnish kuphela — "isikhathi sokugxila" akusiyo ngisho nesici esinengqondo, esilinganisekayo se-goldfish, futhi ukuqhathaniswa akuzange kusekelwe kudatha yangempela.

Ngokuyisisekelo, "ubude bokunaka" abuyona inombolo eyodwa eqinile onayo. Ukunaka kuxhomeke kakhulu kumongo. Umuntu ofuna ukugxila kumqulu womsebenzi imizuzu emibili angaba nezinye izinto ezithokozisayo ezifana nefilimu, umdlalo, incwadi ethokozisayo, noma ingxoxo isikhathi eside. Uma ubude bokunaka bukhona obungama-8 asekela, lokho kungaba nzima. Ngakho, umqondo walesi sithombe — inombolo eyodwa yokunaka encishayo — awulungile ngaphambi kokuthi ufike kumphumela ongamanga.

I-statistic ye-goldfish engama-8 sekondi iyalungiswa — akukho siyensi yangempela engemuva kwayo. Futhi "ubude bokunaka" abuyona inombolo eqinile: ubuchopho obungakwazi ukugxila imizuzu emibili embikweni bungaphela kufilimu isikhathi eside. Umongo, hhayi inani elincishayo, yinto eguquguqukayo.

Ngakho, yini empeleni esishintshile?

Uma isikhathi sokugxila kwakho esitholakala emzimbeni singenakuncipha, kungani ukuzinikela kubonakala kunzima kakhulu? Kunezinto ezithile ezishintshile — futhi akukho okuncane kokusebenza.

Ukwamukela kwakho okuphansi kwe-stimulation kwehla

Iminyaka yokubuka okuqukethwe okusheshayo, okukhokhelwayo kakhulu kufundise ubuchopho bakho ukulindela ukuhlinzekwa okuqhubekayo. Ngakho-ke imisebenzi eshesha, enezinzuzo eziphansi — umbiko, incwadi, i-athikili ende — manje ibonakala ingakhuthazi, futhi umuzwa wokushintsha uye kokuthile okusheshayo uqinile. Akukhona ukuthi awukwazi ukuzinikela; kukhona ukuthi umkhawulo wakho wokuthi yini ebukeka ikhangayo kakhulu uphakamile. Lokhu kuyilokho esikubiza ngokuthi ubuchopho be-popcorn.

Ukukhona kwakho endaweni enezinkinga eziningi

Ucwaningo lukhombisa ukuthi "ukugxila" emsebenzini noma emsebenzini wehlile ngempela — kodwa ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokuthi indawo igcwele ukuphazamiseka: izaziso, ifoni eduze, amakhasi amaningi, ama-ping aqhubekayo. Ucwaningo lukaGloria Mark lukhombisa ukuthi isikhathi sokugxila ezikrinini sishoda eminyakeni edlule, ngenxa yokuphazamiseka kwethu siqu kanye nesiko lokushintsha njalo. Amandla awashintshanga; izimo zokugcina lokhu zibe zimbi kakhulu.

Uphindaphinda ukugxila okuphukile usuku lonke

Ukugxila kuyakwazi ukufundiswa, futhi sikufundisa njalo ukuze kube nezingxenye eziningi — ukuhamba, ukushintsha, ukujula. Ubuchopho bukhula kulokho obukwenza. Uma uchitha isikhathi sakho esiningi ushintsha phakathi kwemisebenzi, nokugxila okuqhubekayo, okungakaze ukwenze, kubonakala kungasebenzi kahle. Akuphelanga; kuphansi kokufundiswa. Siphawula inguqulo yokufunda ejulile yalokhu ku- kungani ungakwazi ukufunda izincwadi manje.

Kungani le mithi ingaba yingozi

Ukukholwa emlandweni we-goldfish akukhululekile — kuyahlupha kancane. Uma ucabanga ukuthi isikhathi sokugxila sakho sincishisiwe sibe se-8 seconds, izinkinga zokugxila ziba sengathi yisimo esingashintshi, esingenasizathu. Kungani uzame ukufunda incwadi noma ukwenza umsebenzi ojulile uma ubuchopho bakho sebuyi-goldfish? Le mithi iba isizathu sokuziphendulela.

Isithombe esiqondile sihamba phesheya kokunganeliseki. Uma inkinga ibangelwa amazinga aphezulu okukhuthazwa, indawo ephazamisayo, kanye nokungaqeqeshwa kahle kokugxila — hhayi umgudu ohlukile — khona-ke konke lokhu kungenziwa kabusha. Unganciphisa amazinga, ulungise indawo, futhi uqeqeshe kabusha ukugxila. Lokhu akukhulumi ngokuqagela; kuvela ngqo ekutheni ukugxila kuncike kumongo futhi kungenziwa kusebenza kunokuba kube yinqwaba engashintshi, encishayo.

Indlela yokwakha kabusha ukugxila okuqhubekayo

Njengoba ukugxila kuyikhono elingaqeqeshwa elisebenza endaweni, uyathuthukisa ngokuqeqesha lekhono nokulungisa indawo — hhayi ngokukhala ngempumelelo ethile oyilahlekelwe:

• Qala ngokulungisa indawo. Susa ukuphazamiseka — ifoni ibekwe kude, izaziso zivaliwe, ithebhu eyodwa kuphela. Okuningi okukhathazayo ngokugxila kungenzeka kube ngenxa yokuphazamiseka okukhulu. Shintsha izimo futhi iningi le 'nkinga' liyaphela.
• Qeqesha ukugxila okuqhubekayo ngenhloso. Khetha umsebenzi owodwa, setha isikhumbuzo, bese uhlale kuwo ngenkathi uzama ukushintsha. Qala ngezikhathi ongakwazi ukuzilawula bese uzinweba. Ubuyisela emuva imisipha engathuthukiswanga; iyaphendula kumaphuzu.
• Phansi izinga lakho lokukhuthazeka. Nciphisa okuqukethwe okusheshayo ukuze imisebenzi eshesha ingabi nzima uma iqhathaniswa. Njengoba izinga lehla, ukugxila okujwayelekile kuba lula.
• Hlala ungenzi lutho uma uzwa umuzwa wokushintsha. Uma uzwa umuzwa wokuhlola okuthile phakathi komsebenzi, ungakwenzi. Njalo uma uphila nalesi simo, unciphisa umphumela wokushintsha. Lo mzwa uyinto okufanele uqeqeshe kuyo, hhayi ubufakazi bokuthi awukwazi ukugxila.
• Sebenzisa ukufakwa kwakho njengobufakazi. Khumbula isikhathi sokugcina lapho walahleka emsebenzini othokozisayo amahora. Lokho kuyikhono lakho langempela lokugxila, lihlala likhona. Inhloso ukuwenza imisebenzi yakho eminingi ifinyeleleke kulokhu — hhayi ukukhala ngaleso sikhathi ongakaze ulahlekelwe yiso.

Uhlaka lwezinto ezisemqoka kulokhu — ukususa ukuphazamiseka nokwehlisa amazinga aphansi — kuyindlela ephelele esiqondisweni sethu ku- ukunciphisa isikhathi sokubuka isikrini ngaphandle kokuzikhandla. Hlanganisa lokhu nokuzijwayeza kokugxila okucacile futhi "ukuncipha kwesikhathi sokugxila" kuvele njengokunjalo: akukhona ukulahlekelwa okungapheli, kodwa kuyisimo esingalungiswa.

Okubalulekile

Isikhathi sokugxila sakho asifushane kunesigwaca se-goldfish — leyo miphumela iyakwenziwa, futhi "isikhathi sokugxila" akusikho neze inombolo eqinile, njengoba noma ubani obekade ethokozisa ifilimu amahora amabili angakuvuma. Le mithi yathandwa ngoba ibonisa umuzwa wangempela, kodwa ibhalela kabi imbangela njengokuncipha kwesikhono somzimba.

Okukhona okushintshile kulungiseka: ukwamukela okukhuthazayo, indawo egcwele ukuphazamiseka, kanye neqiniso elilula lokuthi asisakwazi ukuhlela isikhathi sokugxila. Ikhono lakho lokugxila okujulile lisekhona — ungakufakazela njalo uma uphumelele emsebenzini othokozisayo. Yeka ukukholwa ukuthi unengqondo efana ne-goldfish, lungisa izimo, futhi uqeqeshe lekhono. Ukugxila akuphelanga. Kulindele izimo ezingcono ukuze kuvele.

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