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Want to Be Happier? Keep Your Focus PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Deborh Kotz - US News and World Report   
Friday, 24 December 2010

Article Source: MSNBC

Wandering minds aren't happy minds; 5 ways to increase your focus and stay in the moment.

Nearly half the time we're awake, our thoughts drift to topics unrelated to whatever we're doing. We think about the fight we had with our spouse when we're driving or replay events from a friend's wild party while brushing our teeth in the morning. We text incessantly while watching TV and phone mom during laundry-folding time. And all the while our minds are wandering—even when we're having pleasant daydreams—we're not very happy, according to a new study published today in the journal Science.

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