I know that instructional time is a zero-sum game, but if we want kids to do well academically, it's hard to imagine… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
Attention is the mind's feet; if you do not control your attention strictly, it runs into misleading pathways. — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
Once you realize that will power is just a matter of learning how to control your attention and thoughts, you can really… — Walter Mischel Copy Share Image
When we play games, our brains respond differently to stress and obstacles. We're better able to control our attention and ignore distractions. — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
“Flow neatly separates the two forms of effort: concentration on the task and the deliberate control of attention.” — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
It is amazing how little effort most people make to improve control of their attention. If reading a book seems too difficult,… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
“Prayerful paying attention is not scrunching up our willpower and tightening our focus, but simply opening our self to what we encounter.… — David G. Benner Copy Share Image
“A team of researchers at the University of Oregon explored the link between cognitive control and intelligence in several ways, including an… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Concentration, itself, is nothing but a matter of control of the attention! Learn to fix your attention on a given subject, at… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
Attention is like energy in that without it no work can be done, and in doing work is dissipated. We create ourselves… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
“To become genuinely productive, we must take control of our attention; we must build mental models that put us firmly in charge.… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“These examples suggest what one needs to learn to control attention. In principle any skill or discipline one can master on one’s… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
“Modern tests of working memory require the individual to switch repeatedly between two demanding tasks, retaining the results of one operation while… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“In retrospect, the word “remote control” was ultimately a misnomer. What it finally did was to empower the more impulsive circuits of… — tim wu Copy Share Image
