--- title: "15 Control Attention Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 15 Control Attention quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Control Attention sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/anonymous-1_control-your-life_control-your-attention-and-you-control-y_2152382.jpg" --- > [“Control your attention and you control your life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/control-your-attention-and-you-control-your-life/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/anonymous-1_control-your-life_control-your-attention-and-you-control-y_2152382.jpg) > [I know that instructional time is a zero-sum game, but if we want kids to do well academically, it's hard to imagine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-duckworth/i-know-that-instructional-time-is-a-zero-sum-game-but-if-we-want-kids/) [Angela Duckworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-duckworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd7/angela-duckworth-2560_attention_i-know-that-instructional-time-is-a-zero_2645398.jpg) > [Attention is the mind's feet; if you do not control your attention strictly, it runs into misleading pathways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zicheng-hong/attention-is-the-mind-s-feet-if-you-do-not-control-your-attention/) [Zicheng Hong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zicheng-hong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/617/zicheng-hong-7031_attention_attention-is-the-mind-s-feet-if-you-do-n_2493562.jpg) > [Once you realize that will power is just a matter of learning how to control your attention and thoughts, you can really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-mischel/once-you-realize-that-will-power-is-just-a-matter-of-learning-how-to/) [Walter Mischel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-mischel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5be/walter-mischel-37193_attention_once-you-realize-that-will-power-is-just_1730879.png) > [When we play games, our brains respond differently to stress and obstacles. We're better able to control our attention and ignore distractions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/when-we-play-games-our-brains-respond-differently-to-stress-and/) [Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/693/jane-mcgonigal-6871_able_when-we-play-games-our-brains-respond-di_2141026.png) > [“Flow neatly separates the two forms of effort: concentration on the task and the deliberate control of attention.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-kahneman/flow-neatly-separates-the-two-forms-of-effort-concentration-on-the/) [Daniel Kahneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-kahneman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e2/daniel-kahneman-431_concentration_flow-neatly-separates-the-two-forms-of-e_344928.jpg) > [It is amazing how little effort most people make to improve control of their attention. If reading a book seems too difficult,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/it-is-amazing-how-little-effort-most-people-make-to-improve-control/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dce/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_attention_it-is-amazing-how-little-effort-most-peo_437157.jpg) > [“Prayerful paying attention is not scrunching up our willpower and tightening our focus, but simply opening our self to what we encounter.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-g-benner/prayerful-paying-attention-is-not-scrunching-up-our-willpower-and/) [David G. Benner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-g-benner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e08/david-g-benner-26996_discipline_prayerful-paying-attention-is-not-scrunc_2005844.jpg) > [“A team of researchers at the University of Oregon explored the link between cognitive control and intelligence in several ways, including an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-kahneman/a-team-of-researchers-at-the-university-of-oregon-explored-the-link/) [Daniel Kahneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-kahneman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3f/daniel-kahneman-431_focus_a-team-of-researchers-at-the-university_744303.jpg) > [Concentration, itself, is nothing but a matter of control of the attention! Learn to fix your attention on a given subject, at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/concentration-itself-is-nothing-but-a-matter-of-control-of-the/) [Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bec/napoleon-hill-201_attention_concentration-itself-is-nothing-but-a-ma_342551.jpg) > [Attention is like energy in that without it no work can be done, and in doing work is dissipated. We create ourselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/attention-is-like-energy-in-that-without-it-no-work-can-be-done-and/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a2/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_attention_attention-is-like-energy-in-that-without_777144.jpg) > [“To become genuinely productive, we must take control of our attention; we must build mental models that put us firmly in charge.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-duhigg/to-become-genuinely-productive-we-must-take-control-of-our-attention/) [Charles Duhigg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-duhigg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/charles-duhigg-1088_focus_to-become-genuinely-productive-we-must-t_2386924.png) > [“These examples suggest what one needs to learn to control attention. In principle any skill or discipline one can master on one’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/these-examples-suggest-what-one-needs-to-learn-to-control-attention/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0b/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_art_these-examples-suggest-what-one-needs-to_1207388.jpg) > [“Modern tests of working memory require the individual to switch repeatedly between two demanding tasks, retaining the results of one operation while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-kahneman/modern-tests-of-working-memory-require-the-individual-to-switch/) [Daniel Kahneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-kahneman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c4/daniel-kahneman-431_air-force_modern-tests-of-working-memory-require-t_2015536.jpg) > [“In retrospect, the word “remote control” was ultimately a misnomer. What it finally did was to empower the more impulsive circuits of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-wu/in-retrospect-the-word-remote-control-was-ultimately-a-misnomer-what/) [tim wu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-wu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cc/tim-wu-7845_mental-state_in-retrospect-the-word-remote-control-wa_747487.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/control-attention/#itemlist", "name": "Control Attention Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Control your attention and you control your life.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/control-your-attention-and-you-control-your-life/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/anonymous-1_control-your-life_control-your-attention-and-you-control-y_2152382.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/anonymous-1_control-your-life_control-your-attention-and-you-control-y_2152382.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/anonymous-1_control-your-life_control-your-attention-and-you-control-y_2152382.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Control your attention and you control your life.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know that instructional time is a zero-sum game, but if we want kids to do well academically, it's hard to imagine that happening if they don't have some control over their attention.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Angela Duckworth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-duckworth/i-know-that-instructional-time-is-a-zero-sum-game-but-if-we-want-kids/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd7/angela-duckworth-2560_attention_i-know-that-instructional-time-is-a-zero_2645398.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd7/angela-duckworth-2560_attention_i-know-that-instructional-time-is-a-zero_2645398.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd7/angela-duckworth-2560_attention_i-know-that-instructional-time-is-a-zero_2645398.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I know that instructional time is a zero-sum game, but if we want kids to do well academically, it's hard to…” — Angela Duckworth", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Attention is the mind's feet; 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In principle any skill or discipline one can master on one’s own will serve: meditation and prayer if one is so inclined; exercise, aerobics, martial arts for those who prefer concentrating on physical skills. Any specialization or expertise that one finds enjoyable and where one can improve one’s knowledge over time. The important thing, however, is the attitude toward these disciplines. If one prays in order to be holy, or exercises to develop strong pectoral muscles, or learns to be knowledgeable, then a great deal of the benefit is lost. 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However, the ability to control attention is not simply a measure of intelligence; measures of efficiency in the control of attention predict performance of air traffic controllers and of Israeli Air Force pilots beyond the effects of intelligence.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Daniel Kahneman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-kahneman/modern-tests-of-working-memory-require-the-individual-to-switch/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c4/daniel-kahneman-431_air-force_modern-tests-of-working-memory-require-t_2015536.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c4/daniel-kahneman-431_air-force_modern-tests-of-working-memory-require-t_2015536.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c4/daniel-kahneman-431_air-force_modern-tests-of-working-memory-require-t_2015536.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Modern tests of working memory require the individual to switch repeatedly between two demanding tasks…” — Daniel Kahneman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 15, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“In retrospect, the word “remote control” was ultimately a misnomer. What it finally did was to empower the more impulsive circuits of the brain in their conflict with the executive faculties, the parts with which we think we control ourselves and act rationally. It did this by making it almost effortless, practically nonvolitional, to redirect our attention—the brain had only to send one simple command to the finger in response to a cascade of involuntary cues. In fact, in the course of sustained channel surfing, the voluntary aspect of attention control may disappear entirely. The channel surfer is then in a mental state not unlike that of a newborn or a reptile. Having thus surrendered, the mind is simply jumping about and following whatever grabs it. All this leads to a highly counterintuitive point: technologies designed to increase our control over our attention will sometimes have the very opposite effect. They open us up to a stream of instinctive selections, and tiny rewards, the sum of which may be no reward at all. And despite the complaints of the advertising industry, a state of distracted wandering was not really a bad one for the attention merchants; it was far better than being ignored.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "tim wu" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-wu/in-retrospect-the-word-remote-control-was-ultimately-a-misnomer-what/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cc/tim-wu-7845_mental-state_in-retrospect-the-word-remote-control-wa_747487.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cc/tim-wu-7845_mental-state_in-retrospect-the-word-remote-control-wa_747487.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cc/tim-wu-7845_mental-state_in-retrospect-the-word-remote-control-wa_747487.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In retrospect, the word “remote control” was ultimately a misnomer. 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