The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain commonly involved in distractability, but it depends on the reason(or reasons) for the distractibility in the first place, which can vary between individuals. Some examples include emotional overwhelm/stress, lack of interest/motivation, impaired memory, or anxiety. These other aspects can involve additional parts of the brain. 

I would strongly encourage adding some mindfulness practice in your daily life to help ground you such as diaphragmatic breathing, meditation, or other forms of quieting the mind and practicing being solely in the present moment (the more you practice, the more naturally this will come, even in everyday tasks). In addition to your supplements and good sleep hygiene, it is essential to get adequate high-quality protein every 3 hours to provide the precursor nutrients for focus (ie: eggs, chicken, turkey, fish, hemp, bison, etc.), and exercise regularly to increase blood flow to the brain. 

Hope these ideas are helpful! Best!

Anxiety most often involves the limbic system overall, and more specifically the basal ganglia, amygdala, and/or cingulate gyrus. In addition to supports mentioned above, I would say emotional support via friendships, community, therapy/counseling, etc. are powerful interventions to improving anxiety. Also, outlets for creativity/expression can be very helpful as well such as painting, writing, singing, dancing, etc. Essentially, you are wanting to both connect within (as in mindfulness and counseling), and connect externally (as in connecting with community, having a feeling of contribution of self through expression/volunteering, and friendships). I hope these are useful additions. Let us know how it goes for you. Warmly-Zoe

How great! Those all sound fabulous. I think many of us adults need a nudge when it comes to creativity, so you’re very welcome! We would love to hear how these impact your emotional health. Best!

Here is another idea…I went to lecture about getting rid of what you don’t need and they talked about how clutter can make you anxious! I do struggle with tossing things out..the “maybe I will need it someday” syndrome.More to work on!!

This is so great! Our external environment is certainly reflected in our internal experience, so having more space and organization externally can increase our sense of those feelings internally. I think organization, cleanliness, and inspirational space has great value and affords us internal “psychological space” that allows for a sense of calm, creativity, and possibility. This goes well with your creative pursuits as well! If you weed out the unnecessary around you, there’s more room for what you really want to spend time thinking/feeling about, and doing. There’s a great organizing concept of “get rid of anything that isn’t useful or doesn’t bring you joy”. Thanks for sharing, and let us know how it goes!