ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION?

ARE YOU COMPLETELY FOCUSED ON THIS BOOK IN YOUR HAND?

Or have you already distracted yourself by quickly checking your watch, e-mails, messages, Facebook stream, Twitter feed, etc?

Still resisted the urge to let your mind drift?

Then well done, because a readers’ mind typically wanders up to 40 percent of the time when perusing a text. But what are the benefits of paying attention for sustained periods of time?

One Word: success.