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Do you ever find yourself sitting down to work on a project for your job, study for an important test, or even just get a simple chore done, but find yourself almost immediately scrolling through social media for hours at a time?
你有没有发现自己坐下来，打算完成一项工作，备战重要的考试，甚至只是完成一件非常简单的事情时，便会打开社交媒体，一刷就是几个小时？
While plenty of fun, social media can, unfortunately, keep us from being our most productive selves.
尽管社交媒体很有趣，但不幸的是，它是我们高效工作和学习的阻碍。
Social apps are designed to keep users on them for as long as possible.
社交软件设计的目的就是让用户尽可能长时间地使用。
There’s always a new, funny, or interesting thing to look at.
上面总是有新的、搞笑的或有趣的内容可以看。
We’re always getting new likes, comments, and notifications demanding our attention.
我们总是收到新的赞、评论和通知，以此来吸引我们的关注。
Social media gives us a quick hit of dopamine every time we use it, which is why we keep coming back, and why it’s easy to quit working on a difficult task that may be causing us anxiety, and instead return to social media, which helps us not think about our responsibilities.
每次我们使用社交媒体时，它都会给我们带来多巴胺的快速冲击，这就是我们无法摆脱的原因，也是为什么我们很容易放弃艰巨的、让我们感到焦虑的任务，转而回到社交媒体，不愿意面对现实生活中的责任。
Losing focus can be a result of a distracting environment, not preparing yourself mentally for your work session, or not having the right systems in place to make sure you stay on task.
注意力不集中原因可能是嘈杂的环境，没有做好工作的心理准备，或是没有形成正确的工作模式。
Luckily, focusing is something we can learn and practice.
幸运的是，我们可以通过后天学习和练习，提升专注力。
It may take time to build up your focusing capacity but through repeating focusing techniques, you can take back control of your own mind and become more productive.
学会集中注意力可能需要一点时间，但通过重复使用集中注意力的技巧，你可以重新控制自己的思想，变得更高效。
In fact, there are many simple things you can implement right away to start seeing results.
事实上，你可以立即实施许多简单的事情，并看到明显的效果。
解析在这里哦！
1.scrolling，动词，单词原形为：scroll，表示“（在计算机屏幕上的文本中）滚动”。
2.notifications，名词，单词原形为：notification，表示“正式通知”，比如：Names of the dead and injured are being withheld pending notification of relatives.（伤亡者的姓名在通知亲属前不被公布。）
3.dopamine，名词，表示“多巴胺”。
4.implement，动词，表示“实施、执行”，比如：The government promised to implement a new system to control financial loan institutions.（政府许诺要实施新的制度来控制金融贷款机构。）
