# Why is it so hard to stay focused

Do you have trouble paying attention during an online meeting or class? Welcome to the club. Cognitive scientist Marie Postma (Tilburg University) explains how our minds wander and provides some tips and tricks to prevent mind wandering.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2021
- Runtime: 13 min
- By: University of the Netherlands
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Why_is_it_so_hard_to_stay_focused.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: University of the Netherlands
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/113654301?play=1)