How to Improve Your Focus by Fidgeting

Hello brains! This week’s episode is about why we fidget and how we can use it to our advantage.

THE TOYS:

Critter Puff Stress Balls: n

The Ultimate Fidget: l
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Boink! Fidget Toy: O

The Tangle: E

The Fidgipod: 3

MORE INFORMATION:

Let them fidget: 1

Maintain Focus: p

How fidgets can help: P

CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Topic Intro: Fidgeting!
00:27 – Why Do We Fidget & How It Helps
01:20 – Fidget Toys, What Are They & Fidgeting Responsibly!
02:01 – Fidget Toy Reminders
02:13 – Meet The Fidgets!
03:08 – Video Wrap Up & Outro

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Writer: Chloe Avenasa
Script editor: Isadora Ho & Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Lesly
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

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American Psychological Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 5th Edition. Washington, DC; APA Publishing.

Psycom (2017). “Social Anxiety Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment.” Retrieved 31 March 2020 from w

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Roth, D., Antony, M. M., & Swinson, R. P. (2001). Interpretations for anxiety symptoms in social phobia. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 39(2), 129-138.

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