Having the ability to shine the spotlight of our attention is pretty much the secret sauce of awesome. Yet, It’s so elusive that even one of the world’s leading scientists who STUDIES mindfulness struggles with his own splintered attention.

In The Art of Connection, author Michael Gelb tells us about a talk Richie Davidson once gave in which he said: “I think if we’re all honest about it, we all suffer from attention deficit disorder.”

He continues by saying: “… and it’s in part attributable to the kind of exposure we have to digital devices.”

Adding: “Device dependence is highly reinforcing, so it becomes like a drug. And in fact it co-opts the same brain systems that are indicated in addiction.”

Gelb concludes by saying: “In other words, ADD (attention deficit disorder) is getting worse because of ADD (addiction to digital devices).” 

Got a little ADD? Welcome to the common humanity party. Secondly make the connection between your two A.D.D.s: Your Attention Deficit Disorder is, to a large extent, caused by your Addiction to Digital Devices.

Here is a helpful little math equation from author and Coach Brian Johnson. A.D.D. – A.D.D. = You(to the power of “0”). As in, Attention Deficit Disorder minus Addiction to Digital Devices equals you to O power, where, of course, O = Optimization.

What is one small thing that you can do today to begin this journey of breaking addictions to digital technologies so that the best version of you can be seen by the world?