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 Subscribe  Have you noticed that more and more people seem to be consumed by their phones, tablets, and computers? It doesn’t matter where they are, on public transportation, in a restaurant, a store, a park, the gym, etc., even when walking or driving, most people are completely consumed by their electronic devices most of the time, especially by their phones. It seems that there is not a moment during the day when Facebook, Instagram, Tweeter, Tik Tok, game applications, email or something else is not consuming their attention and time. If so, if distraction is an integral part of our lives, then is this need to be distracted a curse or a blessing? Let’s start by understanding what distraction is. Distraction is the process of diverting the attention of an individual or group from a desired area of focus and thereby blocking or diminishing the reception of desired information. Distraction is caused by: the lack of ability to pay attention; lack of interest in the obje...

 Subscribe  In the first part of this article published a few weeks back, I stated that we, humans, have not been listening to the teachings that animals have been given us throughout time and that, in the end, they are not really that different from us in terms of body, mind, emotions, complex reasoning and language, etc. There are two questions that remain to be answered: what are some of these teachings and are there any differences that set humans apart, uniquely, from all other animals? Let’s start with just a few of the many lessons that animals have for us. Animals, by their very nature, live focused on the moment, in the here and now, while we, as humans, far too often are distracted by thoughts and live focused on the past and future. They are connected, alert and attentive to their senses and everything around them, responding to cues about the world, ensuring their survival by living off, and with, one another, and maintaining balanced ecosystems around them; ...