Have you ever walked into a room, only to completely forget why once you actually got there? What about opening your phone for a very specific purpose only to find yourself mindlessly scrolling moments later?
Today, we’re going to be exploring this phenomenon known as the doorway effect, as well as taking a look at some of the methods for improving our focus altogether.
Here are two reasons why you should listen to the full episode.
- Discover why we easily forget when we walk through a doorway.
- Develop an understanding of how this effect plays out in other areas of our lives, as well as how to challenge the phenomenon to improve your focus.
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Episode Highlights
What is the Pointing & Calling Method?
- The Japanese railway industry uses this safety system to improve the focus of railway personnel.
- Pointing and calling reduces accidents caused by human error by incorporating multiple senses into the protocol for checking the speed of trains.
- Instead of just looking at the speedometer, the railway personnel must physically point at the speedometer, read the speed silently, then say the speed out loud.
- This ensures that the conductor reads and processes the speed correctly.
How Can This Improve Safety?
- When we point at and verbalize something, the brain is forced to engage in a more holistic way.
- When all of our senses are working inter-connectedly, we are less likely to make a simple mistake.
How Can This Improve Your Focus?
- Try pointing and calling the next time you’re trying to get something done.
- This will engage more of your brain in the commitment and may increase your ability to accomplish it.
5 Powerful Quotes
- “When moving from one space to another, a signal is sent to our brain. This signal tells our brain to do a bit of a reset to store the memory of the new place.”
- “Similarly, unlocking our phone sends us through a digital doorway into the virtual world.”
- “What we think, we say out loud. When we speak it out loud, we hear ourselves say it, which further engages our sense of hearing. We point to the task and watch ourselves do this, engaging our eyes and our sense of touch.”
- “While we might not be conducting a train any time soon, this method can be adapted to our own lives in instances in which we’d be more likely to forget something.”
- “It may seem uncomfortable at first to begin announcing everything we’re going to do, but this simple trick does have the potential to improve our overall efficiency when it comes to completing things that we’re easily distracted from.”
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