Patternv1PT-015
Distraction-as-default pattern
the structural tendency for attention to scatter toward the most stimulating available input in the absence of deliberate structure, because the brain's default mode favors novelty-seeking over sustained focus
Why This Is a Pattern
Exemplifies Directed Attention as Depletable Resource (attention finite) and Automatic Pattern Perception (brain perceives patterns automatically). Recurs in open offices, phone use, browsing.