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In elementary school, Glenn Cameron was very aware of the challenges faced by his friend, Roger, who had lost a hand. Now he has built an artificial helper for him.

The robotic hand is called “Dexi”. Each of its fingers can move independently. The strength and speed of the hand’s “muscles” can be controlled. He’s also created a digital version of this hand, which responds on a computer screen. Through a special headset, the system takes electrical signals from a human brain, sends them to a computer, and then the computer “tells” the hand what to do. For example, to make the hand close, you “see” a fist in your head.

In fact, Cameron’s first robotic hand was 3D printed online. Realizing the hand was too limited, he decided to build his own. It was quite a challenge, but his new version was better. It was also cheap, compared to many other robotic hand projects. Cameron says designing and building the hand was hard, but he went on. Then came the one Roger is using.

Cameron is working on a hand that can actually be used by a person who’s lost a hand at present. He says the new hand will be simpler, because there won’t be as much space. To make up for this, he is adding a mini camera and trying to make the hand smarter.

Cameron encourages young people who think they might want to do something demanding and similar, “You just begin working towards it. Take one little step at a time, purposeful and steadfast, sooner or later you’re going to get to the place you long for.”

It was New Year time, but I wasn’t looking forward to it. That winter, my mother and my stepfather moved our family to Southern California. My brother and I were leaving our rural Alabama behind. This would be our first New Year away from Alabama. My mother took to California like a swan to a royal lake. My athletic little brother, Paul, was keyed up at a climate that allowed him to go to the beach whenever he wanted.

I, however, was a fat child with heavy southern pronunciation. On my first day in the new class, I introduced myself in a low voice. All I said was my name and where I was from. The class burst into laughter, “He talks funny.” I was so helpless that I went to place a call to Granny Smith after school, who was my biggest support. But I didn’t get through.

On Sunday evening, the phone rang. It was Granny. She often took advantage of the discounted long-distance rates on Sundays. She said she’d shipped a New Year package. Sure enough, it arrived. Surprised at the box, large enough to hold a small refrigerator, we eagerly tore it open. The smell of Granny’s house filled the room: a combination of fried meat, sausages, furniture polish and decorations. Her house was tiny and always filled with tacky holiday decorations and homemade food before New Year. But in my childhood eyes, it was precious and fantastic.

There were countless tins and containers. We opened them to discover piles of holiday treats. She even included our traditional candy bars. The box was as bottomless as a magical box. There, beneath all these, was my familiar holiday.

Every New Year that we spent in California, the postal service could call and say our package arrived. Over the years, many treasures arrived in the box. For me, it’s always been the best part of the holiday.

In many walks of life and in many situations, persuading people to do what you want them to do is the key to success. Researchers have looked into different aspects of persuasion and come up with some interesting results which are surely helpful to us.

One advertising copywriter came up with an approach to selling a product on a TV shopping channel via phone sales. Instead of being instructed “Operators are waiting, please call now”, viewers were told “If operators are busy, please call again”. The results were extraordinary. The ad suggested operators weren’t sitting around hoping people would call. Instead there were so many people wanting the product that people might have to wait until they could get it.

What role does choice have in persuading people to buy or get something? One study in a supermarket showed the effect of choice. A particular supermarket displayed either 6 or 24 different kinds of jam. The large display attracted more interest than the small one. But when the time came to purchase things, people who saw the large display were one-tenth as likely to buy. If they do buy, they are less satisfied with their selection, even though they have made a good choice. A wider range of choices require more time and effort and lead to unreasonably high expectations.

Another aspect of persuasion concerns getting someone to change their mind. It’s hard to prove to someone that a previous decision is wrong, and as people get older they get less and less willing to change their minds. People want things to be unwavering; they want their attitudes, statements, values and actions to follow a set pattern. The only way to persuade them to change is to acknowledge this by agreeing that the previous decision they made is a perfectly understandable one. This allows them to focus on your suggestion without feeling their previous decision is wrong. As a result, they may be persuaded to break out of their established pattern.

How to Avoid Distractions

Nowadays, it can be tougher than ever to focus without getting distracted. Many of the thoughts, behaviors and devices that play an important role in daily life turn out to be distractions. Here are some tips on how to avoid distractions.

Create a distraction-free environment.

Shut off your phone and other electronic equipment. Before you dive into working, cleaning, writing or whatever else you need to do, turn off or silence your cell phone and anything else that might prove to be distraction. This includes the TV, video games, etc.     16    

Find out where you work best.

Pick a place where you can work comfortably for long periods of time. This could be a small corner desk, a well-lit sunroom or your favorite coffee shop. The point is to surround yourself with an atmosphere that makes completing tasks easier.     17     For example, trying to work in a quiet bedroom may just make you sleepy.

Make sure you won’t be interrupted.

When you have big projects that demand focus, stay in a quiet place. If you work in an office, for instance, shutting the door can relay the message that you’d better not be bothered.     18     However, you should at least be able to single out which interactions are necessary and which aren’t.

Focus with intention.

    19     Many people never truly learn how to stay focused and find it difficult to keep their minds from wandering. Try to shut off your own mental distractions so that you can concentrate on checking items off your to-do list.

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Most people are only able to stay focused for a few hours a day, so be sure that you’re making the best use of that time. If you’re a morning person, wake up and get busy as early as you can. Night owls can divide their tasks up between regular working hours and free time after everyone else has gone to bed.

The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was play basketball with Eric, _________ his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.

He had _________ set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just _______ the books in the outside return box. But there was a _________: it was locked.

He went into the building, only a few minutes _______ closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief _________ in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to _________ Eric.

David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in _______— the library lights were off. The place was _______. The doors had been shut. They __________ be opened from the inside; he was trapped — in a library!

He tried to__________a telephone call, but was unable to ________. What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. __________ the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.

________ he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “____________! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door.__________, someone passing by would see it.

He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, __________. Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to __________.

He knew he had to __________, but now, that didn’t seem to be such a __________ thing.