Here's some really bad news.

這裡有一個壞消息。

It's increasing your anxiety.

這會增加你的焦慮。

We also know that what happens is that often people check their phone, because it makes them feel busy.

我們還知道，人們經常會看手機，因為手機會讓他們感覺很忙。

Because while you're busy doing something, you actually don't have the space to be innovative and creative.

因為當你忙於做事時，你實際上沒有空間去創新和創造。

You don't have the space to settle down.

你沒有安頓下來的空間。

All those synapses, neuro systems, that they are just on hyper drivers, they're trying to process things.

所有這些神經突觸和神經系統都處於超負荷運轉狀態，它們在努力處理事情。

Because we can't actually do two things at once.

因為我們實際上無法同時做兩件事。

What you can do is start one, and then quickly flip to the other one and quickly flip back, click flip back.

你可以做的是啟動一個，然後快速翻到另一個，再快速翻回去，點擊翻回去。

And then you go...

然後你就...

get home and you get into the car, and you go, hang on, and you just got to calm yourself back down.

回到家，你鑽進車裡，然後，堅持住，你得讓自己冷靜下來。

And if you've ever been trying to do something and somebody's interrupted you and you're really deep in thought and you go, oh, hang on, right?

如果你曾經想做一件事，有人打斷了你，而你正沉浸在思考中，你會說，哦，等等，對嗎？

That's actually what you're constantly doing when you're multitasking.

實際上，當你進行多任務處理時，你一直在做的就是這個。

So, the problem with multitasking is you're actually microtasking and you're wearing yourself out.

是以，多任務處理的問題在於你實際上是在做微任務，你會把自己累垮。

So for goldfish concentrate for 9 seconds, remember I said to my daughter, no, you're not a goldfish, because you're not making 9 seconds.

所以，金魚要集中精力 9 秒鐘，記得我對女兒說過，不，你不是金魚，因為你做不到 9 秒鐘。

Here's the bad news, the data suggests we're only doing eight.

壞消息是，數據顯示我們只做到了八點。

Frightening.

嚇人。

Why is it frightening?

為什麼可怕？

Because in eight seconds you can't do anything that's creative.

因為在八秒鐘內，你做不了任何有創意的事情。

You can't have that innovative thinking.

你不可能有這種創新思維。

So if the data is telling us it's only 8 seconds.

是以，如果數據告訴我們只有 8 秒鐘。

even if you can concentrate for a minute or two, you're going to be better off.

即使你能集中精力一兩分鐘，你也會過得更好。

And as Dandapani said, this is just a case of practice.

正如丹達帕尼所說，這只是實踐的問題。

When you notice yourself being distracted, bringing yourself back.

當你發現自己分心時，就把自己拉回來。

And so here's the really frightening facts.

下面是真正可怕的事實。

When you're multitasking or microtasking, you're decreasing your IQ by 10 percent.

當你執行多任務或微任務時，你的智商會下降 10%。

Here's the next thing.

下一件事是

The impact that it has is the equivalent to swigging a full bottle of wine like, and then walking into the meeting and expecting to do something fabulous.

它所產生的影響就相當於喝了滿滿一瓶酒，然後走進會場，期待著做一些美妙的事情。

The other impact is is that it's the equivalent to having lost a full night's sleep.

另一個影響是，這相當於失去了一整夜的睡眠。

And while we've learned today that we could go a full 10 days without sleep.

雖然我們今天已經知道，我們可以整整 10 天不睡覺。

I know that anybody here who's a parent who has ever lost a few hours, you feel a little bit punch-drunk, right?

我知道，在座的每一位父母，如果曾經失去過幾個小時，都會覺得有點醉醺醺的，對嗎？

And then somebody says to you, how about this and you go, sorry, can you just go back on that for me again?

然後有人對你說，要不這樣吧，你就會說，對不起，你能再幫我說一遍嗎？

Okay, what also happens during this time is we reach inattention blindness.

好了，在這段時間裡，我們還會出現注意力不集中的情況。

An inattention blindness is the most dangerous thing because that's when you don't see the child on the side of the street who's skateboard flicks out in front of you.

注意力不集中的失明是最危險的，因為這時你看不到路邊的孩子，他的滑板在你面前一閃而過。

It's when you don't see the other small detail that's going to make a difference. It gives you a reduction in your working memory.

當你看不到其他小細節時，才會產生不同的效果。這會讓你的工作記憶減少。

which is why what happens is all of a sudden you can't, you say to yourself, what was I supposed to do again?

這就是為什麼突然之間你就不能再做什麼了，你會對自己說，我還能再做什麼？

And it gives you the inability to think critically.

這讓你無法進行批判性思考。

What happens if you actually just turn your phone off?

如果你真的關掉手機，會發生什麼？

Because unless you're actually waiting on something absolutely urgent, and I'm going to tell you this now, if something urgent happens, somebody will find you.

因為除非你在等待絕對緊急的事情，我現在要告訴你的是，如果有緊急的事情發生，會有人找到你的。

You will be surprised, they will come and seek you out.

你會大吃一驚，他們會主動來找你。

So you don't need to worry about whether or not you're going to be found if something urgent is needed.

是以，如果有急事，您不必擔心是否能找到自己。

So here's the thing, if your phone's supposed to be smart and you're supposed to be smarter than your phone, right?

那麼問題來了，如果你的手機應該是智能的，而你應該比你的手機更智能，對嗎？

Try setting you timer for 20 minutes and saying whatever I'm doing, I'm not going to stop for the next 20 minutes.

試著把計時器設定為 20 分鐘，然後說，無論我在做什麼，接下來的 20 分鐘我都不會停下來。

Just try it, just once.

就試一次

You'll be surprised how much you'll get done, you'll be surprised how your brain starts to fire, how your deep thinking comes out.

你會驚訝於自己能完成多少工作，你會驚訝於自己的大腦如何開始運轉，你會驚訝於自己的深度思考如何產生。

and you'll find solutions.

就能找到解決方案。

you never thought were possible.

你從未想過這是可能的。