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    to distraction

    US /tə dɪsˈtrækʃən/

    ・

    UK /tə dɪsˈtrækʃən/

    B2
    adv. phr.To an extreme or excessive degree.
    She practiced the piano to distraction before the recital.

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    How to unf*ck your brain

    04:47How to unf*ck your brain
    • You're addicted to distraction.

      You're addicted to distraction.

    • You're addicted to distraction.

      You're addicted to distraction.

    A2

    A simple way to break a bad habit Judson Brewer Ted Talks 2016

    09:25A simple way to break a bad habit   Judson Brewer   Ted Talks 2016
    • Now, we're testing app and online-based mindfulness training programs that target these core mechanisms and, ironically, use the same technology that's driving us to distraction to help us step out of our unhealthy habit patterns of smoking, of stress eating, and

      Now, we're testing app and online-based mindfulness training programs that target these core mechanisms and, ironically, use the same technology that's driving us to distraction to help us step out of our unhealthy habit patterns of smoking, of stress eating, and

    • technology that's driving us to distraction to help us step out of our

      technology that's driving us to distraction to help us step out of our

    B1

    Part 1 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Audiobook by Mark Twain (Chs 01-10)

    16:31Part 1 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Audiobook by Mark Twain (Chs 01-10)
    • He had thought he loved her to distraction; he had regarded his passion as adoration, and

      He had thought he loved her to distraction; he had regarded his passion as adoration, and

    • He had thought he loved her to distraction; he had regarded his passion

      He had thought he loved her to distraction; he had regarded his passion

    B1

    The future of sustainability I RSA & UK AT EXPO 2025 I RSA REPLAY

    59:34The future of sustainability I RSA & UK AT EXPO 2025 I RSA REPLAY
    • But I also think there's something to the wider sort of the black mirror world of the internet that we're constantly paying attention to, very constant access to distraction.

      But I also think there's something to the wider sort of the black mirror world of the internet that we're constantly paying attention to, very constant access to distraction.

    • But I also think there's something to the wider sort of the black mirror world of the internet that we're constantly paying attention to, very constant access to distraction.

      But I also think there's something to the wider sort of the black mirror world of the internet that we're constantly paying attention to, very constant access to distraction.

    B1

    Noise: The not-so-silent killer? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service

    18:51Noise: The not-so-silent killer? - The Global Story podcast,  BBC World Service
    • And that is what's just driving her to distraction.

      And that is what's just driving her to distraction.

    • And that is what's just driving her to distraction.

      And that is what's just driving her to distraction.

    A2

    What Is It to Be Emotionally Mature: Part One

    03:42What Is It to Be Emotionally Mature: Part One
    • We would be humbled by the strength of our inclinations to distraction and denial.

      We would be humbled by the strength of our inclinations to distraction and denial.

    • We would be humbled by the strength of our inclinations to distraction and denial.

      We would be humbled by the strength of our inclinations to distraction and denial.

    B1

    Life After Death by PowerPoint

    04:00Life After Death by PowerPoint
    • Bad color schemes, not good. Clashing background and font colors can lead to distraction, confusion, headaches, nausea, vomiting, and loss of bladder control.

      Bad color schemes, not good. Clashing background and font colors can lead to distraction, confusion, headaches, nausea, vomiting, and loss of bladder control.

    B2