Active Quote by Martha Beck

Our conscious minds are rapidly overwhelmed with the few tasks that they attempt to manage. That's why our unconscious minds have evolved to handle…

— Nick Morgan

You brain does its best when it is doing a task it can do well. That's basic brain science.

— Edward Hallowell

When you have to choose among methods, your locus of attention is drawn from the task and temporarily becomes the decision itself.

— Jef Raskin

When your mind is preoccupied, your impulses—not your long-term goals—will guide your choices.

— Kelly McGonigal

Most of the circuits in our brains run on automatic. The more you think a thought, the more energy goes into that circuit. Eventually…

— Jill Bolte Taylor

I have read that, when you are writing or working on something creative, and your attention wanders, your brain is processing and working on…

— Romesh Ranganathan

It takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory, but when you succeed, you start to realize that you're capable of far more…

— Anonymous

The mind can wander while still focusing on one task.

— Herbert Benson

It takes a number of years to learn to hold the mind perfectly in one place. But each day we do it a little…

— Frederick Lenz

You have a brain and mind of your own. Use it, and reach your own decisions

— Napoleon Hill

The thinking that guides your intelligence is much more important than how much intelligence you may have.

— David J. Schwartz

What happens if you stick at something long enough, and study it for so long, you have a different kind of intelligence. It's not…

— Robert Greene