84. How Your Brain Beats Distractions Before You Even Notice Them

אינטליגנציה מִשְׂחָקִית™ בעידן הבינה המלאכותית

We used to believe focus was just about willpower: ignoring the buzz, the ping, the flashing screen. But a groundbreaking 2025 brain study rewrites that story. It turns out your mind is playing defense before the distractions even start.

Hi, I’m Dr. Elhanan Gazit, and this is the Gameful Intelligence Podcast – One Study Corner.
In this episode, I team up with my AI co-hosts, Marshal and Daphne, to explore how your brain predicts and suppresses distractions before they reach your awareness—and how this cutting-edge science backs the core of my Gameful Intelligence Approach for business performance and personal empowerment in the age of AI.

🎯 Learn how milliseconds shape mindsets.
🧠 Discover why your brain is more strategic than you think.
🚀 And take away one simple challenge to upgrade your attention game today.

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Read One Study Reference:

Ferrante, O., Jensen, O., & Hickey, C. (2025). Predictive distractor processing relies on integrated proactive and reactive attentional mechanisms. bioRxiv, 2025-04.

Bonus:

Anderson, J. R. (2002). Spanning seven orders of magnitude: A challenge for cognitive modeling. Cognitive Science, 26(1), 85-112. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.14.648706

* This episode is based on Dr. El-Hanan Gazit's upcoming book: 'Gameful Intelligence: The Secrets of Business Growth and Personal Happiness in the Gen AI Era' (working title).