SUSTAINED ATTENTION WORKSHEET

1. Task:

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2. Duration:

_______ minutes

3. Potential Distractions:

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4. Strategies to Avoid Distractions:

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5. Start Time:

 ____________.

6. End Time:

_____________.

7. Break Time:

________ minutes.

8. Reflection:

   - Did I stay focused? Yes / No

   - What distracted me?

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   - How can I improve next time?

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References

1. Sarter M, Givens B, Bruno JP. The cognitive neuroscience of sustained attention: where top-down meets bottom-up. Brain Res Rev. 2001;35(2):146-160.
2. Posner MI, Rothbart MK. Attention, self-regulation, and consciousness. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 1998;353(1377):1915-1927.

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