Those who find themselves easily distracted at work may be intellectually superior to their colleagues, according to research.
研究发现,在工作中易被分散注意力的人可能比他们的同事智商更高。
Intelligent workers may have difficulty concentrating due to the vast number of clever ideas popping into their gifted brains.
Bostjan Ljubic,
vice1 president of Steelcase, a workplace solutions company that analysed the findings of neuroscientists and
cognitive2 researchers, said: “Employers are always on the
lookout3 for the brightest people available, however the difficulty to withstand multiple tasks and
distractions5 in the office affects smart people in the same way as everyone else, if not more.”
The smartest individuals may find it more difficult to decide which ideas to prioritise with
distraction4 leading to, what
psychiatrist6 Dr Ned Hallowell cites as, “a feeling of
inadequacy7 and inability to deal with the
workload8 as a whole,” the Telegraphreports.
He added, the smartest brains can ultimately fall short of their own expected potential, as well as failing to live up to their employer's hopes.