Scatterbrain. What causes it?

Do you often forget to bring important office files, leave your cell phone at home or lost your ATM card again and again? It may sound normal, but if it occurs repeatedly and may cause harm to other people, you should look into the things around you.

As quoted from Health.com, here are five things that can cause it.

• Excessive Usage of Technology
  The smart phones that are always on, laptops, and iPods are the things that would always seize your attention. Especially if you use all them simultaneously. Because, the more you try to handle them all, the more difficult for you to focus. Train yourself to do thing one thing at a time and do not get addicted to technology. If necessary, turn of all your gadgets for one day.
  
  
• Lack of Sleep
  Lack of quality sleep will make you touchy, hard to concentrate and will give you hard times to finish your work. It is a normal reaction of a body deprived from proper sleep. Get a sufficient rest and you'll be back to normal.
  
  
• Job Dissatisfaction
  Boring or unorganized Work environment can also make it difficult to concentrate. Lack of clarity in job description which makes you have to do a lot of work simultaneously can also be the culprit.
  
  
• Stress
  Stress can take all of your concentration, making it harder for you to focus your attention and causing you slower to think. Do not let stress controls you. Try to cope your stress by doing various activities such as taking vacation or doing some meditations.
  
  
• Lack of Exercise
  Research shows that regular exercise makes your mind sharper and increases your ability to remember things. Lack of exercise will make the blood flows to many body parts, including to the brain, become less smooth and thus can affect your ability to concentrate. Try to do a little exercise regularly. Take some time to jog or run in the morning before going to work.