Upshot: Reviewing our experiment on focus

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[Larry Buchanan headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRojiPFP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbGFycnktYnVjaGFuYW4_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MjkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdXBfMjAyNDA4MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwNDA1Jm5sPXRoZS11cHNob3QmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MzgxNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZqDFnqtmBnI_tFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Francesca Paris headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRojiPFP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZnJhbmNlc2NhLXBhcmlzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTI5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3VwXzIwMjQwODAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDQwNSZubD10aGUtdXBzaG90JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzM4MTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmagxZ6rZgZyP7RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) By [Larry Buchanan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRojiPFP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbGFycnktYnVjaGFuYW4_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MjkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdXBfMjAyNDA4MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwNDA1Jm5sPXRoZS11cHNob3QmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MzgxNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZqDFnqtmBnI_tFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and [Francesca Paris](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRojiPFP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZnJhbmNlc2NhLXBhcmlzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTI5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3VwXzIwMjQwODAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDQwNSZubD10aGUtdXBzaG90JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzM4MTYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmagxZ6rZgZyP7RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Last week we asked readers to [spend 10 minutes with a painting](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRojiPFP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wNy8yMC91cHNob3QvYXR0ZW50aW9uLWV4cGVyaW1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0yOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF91cF8yMDI0MDgwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0MDUmbmw9dGhlLXVwc2hvdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczODE2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmoMWeq2YGcj-0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). No distractions, no notifications — just a full 10 minutes of attention. Tens of thousands of people tried the experiment. After clicking to start, thousands rapidly exited, some immediately, some after a minute or two. But if you could make it past three minutes, you were more likely to finish than to give up. And once you hit five minutes, your odds of completing the exercise were very high. A quarter who started made it to the 10-minute mark. We also asked readers to tell us how they felt. Many told us they found the first few seconds or minutes pointless and even excruciating, and the last few minutes delightful, or serene. “I definitely felt uncomfortable at first and wanted to quit between two and three minutes. But some time after that, I felt safe and focused, as if my only worry in the world was to stare at that painting; that was the only thing in that moment I was made for.” — Lauren McNulty Many found deeper meaning the longer they lingered: “My 10 minutes felt revelatory and shaming at the same time. The longer I looked, the more I saw, and the questions that came were tantalizing rather than frustrating or perfunctory. The shame came from realizing how many beautiful works I have merely glanced at and dismissed the depth and thoughtfulness of the creator.” — Sande Irwin Not all finished, or felt they succeeded. “Honestly, I did lose focus and give up … but the article made me think about the value of these little moments that we so strongly avoid. What is it about being with our thoughts that scares us so much?” — Dylan Toth If you need a little guidance, [here’s the three-hour original assignment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRojiPFP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly9zdGF0aWMwMS5ueXQuY29tL25ld3NncmFwaGljcy9kb2N1bWVudHRvb2xzL2Q1NDFlZGRkNWU3ZTJiNGEvNzJjNTViYjktZnVsbC5wZGY_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MjkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdXBfMjAyNDA4MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwNDA1Jm5sPXRoZS11cHNob3QmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MzgxNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZqDFnqtmBnI_tFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) from [Jennifer Roberts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRojiPFP0TTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGFydmFyZG1hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbS8yMDEzLzEwL3RoZS1wb3dlci1vZi1wYXRpZW5jZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0yOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF91cF8yMDI0MDgwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0MDUmbmw9dGhlLXVwc2hvdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczODE2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmoMWeq2YGcj-0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) at Harvard, who helped us with this experiment. A few readers thanked us for the “permission” to just look. But as Professor Roberts said, you can do this on your own with a tree or a rock, or other art — whenever you want. 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