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Slow is boring. Slow is slippery. Slow is a synonym for stupid. Slow loses your attention.
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120 |
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As is always the case when toxic emotions bubble up, attention loses the flexibility required for high-quality thought.
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127 |
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Today, the greatest threats to your living a productive, joyful life come… from [those] who would steal your attention, rob you of your time and mental energy, and terrorize you as you attempt to find the right rhythm in your life.
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195 |
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Pay attention to the subtleties of communication: tone of voice, body language, choice of words, pauses. Good communication requires your full attention.
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208 |
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Attention studies have shown that most people can thoughtfully consider only one thing at a time, and that multitasking dramatically degrades our ability to accomplish tasks requiring cognitive concentration.
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223 |
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Attention to design details implies the same care and attention has been spent on the other (less visible) parts of the product, which implies that this is a trustworthy product.
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028 |
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Elegance is the combination of power and simplicity. Elegance is what is not here, not what is. It cuts through the noise, captures our attention, and engages our hearts.
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034 |
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The fight response to a feeling of insufficient value is to call attention to ourselves more aggressively.
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144 |
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…our lives have been divided into smaller and smaller increments of focus. We do more things than ever, but we’ve lost control of our attention.
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179 |
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The external obstacles to absorbed focus are greater than ever and the demands on our attention continue to increase inexorably.
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180 |
