Concept Map- JUNCHAN BYEON

1. Mind-wandering is not a waste of time.

1.1. Mind-wandering helps us relieve stress since focusing on certain things all the time gives no break to our brain.

2. Multitasking does not actually exist.

3. Attention as saliency from a perception perspective.

3.1. For example, if the speaker talks with monotone during the presentation, it is very boring and people easily lose attention.

4. Everyone has a different peak of stress level.

4.1. Some might get stressful much earlier than the others.

5. Heavy cognitive load means you need an excessive amount of time and effort to think and decide something.

5.1. You can change it to lower cognitive load by practicing.

6. White space is often used in advertisement or presentation.

6.1. It gives rest to your brain.

6.1.1. We can think about it in terms of mind wandering. It is always helpful to let your mind go wherever it goes since it gives some break to the brain.

7. Learning is the combination of memory and attention.

7.1. You need to pay attention to learn something new. Without attention, you won't remember anything.

7.2. Memory is a huge part of learning since not only do you need to memorize things but also you need to use your memory of the past learnings to learn new things.

8. Handwriting is very effective.

8.1. It activates the brain a lot more than just reading or typing notes on a laptop.

9. Stress has both positive and negative impact on learning.

10. We can extend the attention span easily by changing the topic or making people more interactive with some questions.