Attention Quote by Jef Raskin

What holds attention determines action.

— William James

When I do one thing for a long period of time, my attention is usually then drawn in the opposite direction.

— Ryuichi Sakamoto

When your entire brain is active, that means you are taking everything in through all sense perception. Your entire memory bank and your instincts…

— Martha Beck

We often praise 'the ability to multi-task.' While you can learn when you divide your attention, divided attention doesn't lead to aiding change in…

— Norman Doidge

“selective attention,” also called “selectivity bias”—the tendency to orient oneself toward and process information from only one part of our environment to the exclusion…

— David DiSalvo

“when you switch from some Task A to another Task B, your attention doesn’t immediately follow—a residue of your attention remains stuck thinking about…

— Cal Newport

Decision making is the specific executive task.

— Peter Drucker

Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose.

— Eknath Easwaran

If your attention is focused only on the result, then you are no longer in the process. But if you're in the process, then…

— Deepak Chopra

A decision is the focusing of the Energy of desire, and the decision point happens when the desire is powerful enough.

— Esther Hicks

Our unconscious is really good at quick decision-making - it often delivers a better answer than more deliberate and exhaustive ways of thinking.

— Malcolm Gladwell

Multitasking divides your attention and leads to confusion and weakened focus.

— Deepak Chopra