Attention Quote by Daniel Goleman

My mind wanders terribly. I'm not wholly annoyed by my daydreaming as it has been immense use to me as regards imaginative thought, but…

— Jasper Fforde

I daydream just like everybody else. I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention.

— Greg Maddux

Brain studies of mental workouts in which you sustain a single, chosen focus show that the more you detach from what's distracting you and…

— Daniel Goleman

Television watching should more properly be called television staring; it engages eye and ear simultaneously in a relentless and persistent way and leaves no…

— Witold Rybczynski

I'm in a position where I can do many things most people just daydream about.

— Ewan McGregor

The only big ideas I've ever had came from daydreaming, but modern life keeps people from daydreaming. Every moment of the day your mind…

— Paul MacCready

That daydreaming mode turns out to be restorative. It's like hitting the reset button in your brain. And you don't get in that daydreaming…

— Daniel Levitin

“Efforts to deepen your focus will struggle if you don’t simultaneously wean your mind from a dependence on distraction. Much in the same way…

— Cal Newport

I do what I do merrily out of curiosity because I want to know how the brain works. That will get me up early…

— John O'Keefe

“Jordan Grafman, head of the cognitive neuroscience unit at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, explains that the constant shifting of our…

— Nicholas Carr

There are some surprising payoffs with only a few minutes' practice, like eliminating the loss of concentration that multitasking usually brings. Short daily mindfulness…

— Daniel Goleman

Your brain, like your tongue, is a muscle. Practicing thinking by yourself really helps develop your brain, which you need throughout your day. I…

— Steve Carell