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Swami Mukundananda

Can my child study with the TV or screen on in the background?

Studying with a screen on hurts focus

A college student in Houston studied with the TV blaring and kept stealing glances at it. Each time you shift focus, a little bit of your attention remains in the past task, and this impacts productivity.

He was at his study table. The TV was blaring on the side and he had a book open in front, and he would steal glances at the TV and look back at the book.

Watch this moment on YouTube at 7:48

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