EPISODE 161

Tactical ADHD: Managing Attention

May 15, 2024 | Podcast

pilot and copilot sit in the cockpit of an aircraft in the air.

Situational awareness demands focus and selective attention.  Sometimes playing on your phone can help, and sometimes it can kill you. Most people can’t multitask as well as they think, but Mike and Jim will give you strategies to outmatch your enemy and avoid becoming a LUMP.

FAA Task Management White Paper 
Aviation Week article on Compartmentalization
Wiki Page Eastern Flight 401 
The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons:
The Invisible Gorilla video

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Find us on social media (Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/YouTube) @TacTangents
You can join the conversation in our Facebook Discussion Group.
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Intro music credit Bensound.com

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