{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3960fb4f-d91b-46bc-8832-6f258c9b10f7/7f84260c-2015-4b8e-8923-d2bb14c37039?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How to Improve Your Attention Span","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba04511a8cbe646c3cf0ca/61ba0470f75b72001244675b.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Struggling to focus? Got distracted three times even while reading that three-word sentence? Stevie and Tessa work out how to improve their attention spans with expert advice from the world of neuroscience so they can concentrate a bit better. Unsurprisingly phones and social media aren’t helpful but, surprisingly, they discover a simple breathing trick you can try when your mind wanders that actually works.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>That book recommendation: ‘<a href=\"https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-distracted-mind/adam-gazzaley/larry-d-rosen/9780262534437\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World</a>’</p><p><br></p><p>Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at <a href=\"https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic</a></p><p><br></p><p>Recorded by Naomi Parnell and edited by Ben Williams for <a href=\"https://www.plosive.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Plosive Productions</a>.</p><p>Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Nobody Panic on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/nobodypanicpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@NobodyPanicPod</a></p>","author_name":"Plosive, Tessa Coates and Stevie Martin"}