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Don’t let me mislead you; there is sufficient evidence out there that suggests that we have always been distracted, and that it is necessary for our society to have some distraction. William James, an American philosopher and psychologist, created an experiment where one had to draw a dot on a piece of paper and pay attention to it for as long as they could. James found that the human mind cannot focus on the dot, or any unchanging object, for more than a few seconds at a time (Anderson). The human mind, rather, must change the aspect that it is focusing on. The idea that one can focus on one thing for any extended period of time is a myth. They will always get distracted. This distraction is beneficial for any kind of creativity or open-mindedness. Adderall, a drug that dopes our brain into focus, has had many complaints, saying, “the drug stifles their creativity” (Anderson). Without any sort of distraction in our lives, we would not be able to progress as a society, and would lack any ability to come up with new ideas. Distraction is essential to our society.

After:

Don’t let me mislead you; there’s sufficient evidence that suggests we have always been distracted. Distraction is necessary for our society. William James, an American philosopher and psychologist, created an experiment where one drew a dot on a piece of paper and focused on it for as long as they could. James concluded that the human mind cannot focus on the dot, or any unchanging object, for more than a few seconds (Anderson). The human mind must change the aspect that it focuses on. It’s a myth that one can focus on one thing for any extended period of time. This distraction is beneficial. It allows for creativity and open-mindedness. Adderall, a drug that dopes the brain into focus, has many complaints, saying, “the drug stifles their creativity” (Anderson). Without distraction in our lives, we wouldn’t be able to progress, and would lack the ability to create new ideas. Distraction is essential to our society.