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Scientists Reveal the Number of Times You're Actually Conscious Each Minute

Our attention systems

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According to scientists at Princeton University, the brain oscillates in and out of focus four times every second.

That means the brain stops focusing on the task at hand about 240 times a minute.

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Simple Shifts to Become a Brain Boss. In our hyper-connected world we often find ourselves in a fight for our own attention. When we wake up first thing and the morning and plug in without intention or purposeful aim, the messages we receive can literally hijack our brains, shifting us into a state of chronic stress that clouds our ability to focus on what's most important.

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System one is real-time. This system makes judgments and decisions before our mental apparatus can consciously catch up.
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