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Doomscrolling got you addicted? Expert shares signs and 4 screen time tips
If doomscrolling is your favourite hobby, you may want to take a step back as you may be addicted. Here's what you need to know.
Updated on Apr 24, 2025 02:11 PM IST
Can't sleep at night? Study shows link with ADHD
Sleep problems may also indicate mental health disorders like ADHD, making them an important indicator, per a new study.
Published on Jan 22, 2025 11:56 AM IST
HT Lifestyle Desk | Edited by Adrija Dey
14 tips and tricks to boost attention span of your child
Younger children have shorter attention spans, but it should gradually increase with age. Here's what you should do if your child's attention span is too short.
Published on Apr 02, 2024 02:10 PM IST
Parmita Uniyal, New Delhi
Don't just ‘pop’ by—stay
Social media might be making your brain bounce from one thing to another like popcorn kernels. Experts tell us how to cope with the ‘popcorn brain’ phenomenon.
Updated on Apr 09, 2024 01:28 PM IST
Pay attention to your attention span
Over the last 10 years and more so in the last two years, the number of clients in therapy who bring concerns around difficulty concentrating or focusing has significantly increased. I remember a 29-year-old tell me, “I feel like my brain’s capacity to process information has slowed down
Updated on Feb 20, 2024 04:21 PM IST
Sonali Gupta
Autism Awareness Month: ‘Parental counselling a cornerstone for treatment’
Many parents find it difficult to accept that their children have symptoms of autism, said Konika Bansal, who has been associated with Mom’s Belief in Lucknow.
Updated on Apr 26, 2023 09:29 PM IST
Sreya Deb
Adding choline to pregnancy diet can improve sustained attention in kids: Study
Seven-year-old children performed better on a challenging task requiring sustained attention if their mothers consumed twice the recommended amount of choline during their pregnancy, a new Cornell study has found.
Published on Jan 04, 2022 12:55 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Parmita Uniyal
The anime effect in music videos
With social distancing becoming a norm and musicians still writing new songs, we predict a rise in animated music videos
Published on Oct 04, 2020 07:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karishma Kuenzang
The Shashi Tharoor Book Review: A chef with a camera
Michelin-star chef Suvir Saran’s new photo book, Instamatic, shows how he has a way with the camera as well as words!
Published on May 17, 2020 12:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shashi Tharoor
Does plenty of information narrow our collective attention span?
Sociologists, psychologists, and teachers have warned of an emerging crisis stemming from a ‘fear of missing out,’ keeping up to date on social media, and breaking news coming to us round the clock.
Updated on Apr 23, 2019 09:33 AM IST
Asian News International | Asian News International, Washington D.c. [usa]
FOMO, 24/7 online updates and social media addiction is reducing our attention span
The negative effects of social media and a hectic news cycle on our attention span has been an on-going discussion in recent years -- but there has been a lack of empirical data supporting claims of a ‘social acceleration’.
Updated on Apr 17, 2019 05:00 PM IST
Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, Berlin
How to recognize the signs of ADHD in your child
Hyperactive behaviour, or an inability to stay focused or pay attention, can be signs of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It’s important to address ADHD as soon as possible. Read how to identify this through behavioural patterns.
Updated on Mar 16, 2019 04:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Malvika Samnani
Tags like feminist pigeonhole a writer’s identity: Eating Wasps author Anita Nair
Anita Nair, author of books such as The Better Man, Mistress, Ladies Coupe, and the noir Inspector Gowda series, says that she is a writer of the human condition.
Updated on Dec 22, 2018 03:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Prannay, New Delhi
Shobha De underlines importance of reading habit at Pune International Literary Festival (PILF)
The 70-year-old columnist-author complimented Pilf for its sixth year while pointing out that there are 150 literary festivals in the country and it is a very competitive field.
Updated on Sep 29, 2018 02:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | Prachi Bari
Books Special! Why bookstores will never die…#BrunchBookChallenge
Six owners of four iconic Indian bookstores hold forth on reading, e-books and ‘woke’ millennials with short attention spans who still believe in long reads!
Updated on Aug 18, 2018 11:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Drishti Vij
Meet this dancer who is fighting for the art form’s social esteem, one move at a time
Jayachadran Palazhy, artistic director, Attakkalari Dance Company, has helped many young dancers coming from humble backgrounds become successful dancers, choreographers and teachers. Palazhy adds, “There were a few institutions set up for classical dance forms to protect it from disappearance, which was also a political project of sorts. However, there was no institutional or financial support for contemporary expressions in dance and it was not part of the vision for dance in India for the government. The development as well as social esteem of dance suffered as a result.”
Updated on May 20, 2018 04:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | Anjali Shetty
Keep calm and meditate. It improves focus and attention span
Grandmothers, therapists, doctors, everyone advocates the many benefits of meditation. Now, research is backing them.
Updated on May 11, 2018 04:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Manali Shah
World Book Day: Books in the times of social media
On World Book Day (23 April), we find out if social media can kill books. By the looks of it, no! In fact, social media is helping sell more books.
Updated on Apr 26, 2018 01:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Medha Shri Dahiya, New Delhi
Stay calm and meditate. It will improve attention span in old age
If you wish to remain attentive and focused in your old age, regular meditation is the key, according to a study.
Updated on Mar 29, 2018 02:10 PM IST
Asian News International | HT Correspondent