# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Keeping Our Focus in the Digital Age
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 18 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 18 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: In this interactive workshop, certified Neuropsychotherapist Dr. Elisa “E” Curl-Woodruff or Thompson Therapeutics & will introduce foundational concepts related to attention and motivation, including their evolutionary history and how factors in the modern world have changed how they operate.  

Dr. Curl-Woodruff will introduce behavioral and cognitive tools that will help participants maximize their focus as well as ways in which participants can advocate for systemic changes to support these efforts. This blog is being released as a primer for the second workshop in the series: https://www.thompson-tm.com/blog/keeping-your-focus-in-the-digital-age

This program is free to attend and is open to all ages. Registration is not required.

For more information, please reach out to Amy at amyf@dkpl.org or 815-756-9568 ext. 6108.

This program is one of a four-part workshop series where Dr. E will lead patrons through lectures and exercises to help maintain their cognitive health in the digital age. The programs are on the third Tuesday of each month, July - October, and each feature a different theme. Patrons do not need attend all four programs, but may do so if they choose.  

July 21: Tools for a Healthy Brain
August 18: Keeping Our Focus in the Digital Age
September 15: Happy Brains, Happy Families
October 20: Break Up with Social Media
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dekalb/keeping-our-focus-in-the-digital-age/200030372272310
- **Event Categories**: workshops, health-wellness
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 19

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Dekalb
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States, Illinois 60115
- **lat**: 41.93206
- **long**: -88.74973
- **full address**: 309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States, Illinois 60115

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Keeping Our Focus in the Digital Age being held?
  - **A:** Keeping Our Focus in the Digital Age takes place on Tue, 18 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 18 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States, Illinois 60115.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Keeping Our Focus in the Digital Age?
  - **A:** Keeping Our Focus in the Digital Age is organized by DeKalb Public Library.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Keeping Our Focus in the Digital Age is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Dekalb, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Keeping Our Focus in the Digital Age sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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