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The greatest achievement of the human brain is its ability to imagine objects and episodes that do not exist in the realm of the real, and it is this ability that allows us to think about the future.
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The brain and the eye may have a contractual relationship in which the brain has agreed to believe what the eye sees, but in return the eye has agreed to look for what the brain wants.
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167 |
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By actively choosing endeavors that demand your total focus and skillfully using attention to make even inevitable rote chores more engaging, you can blur the distinction between work and play – a hallmark of the focused life.
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Unless you can concentrate on what you want to do and suppress distractions, it’s hard to accomplish anything, period.
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…no matter what their field, exceptional achievers are characterized as much by their intense focus as their ability.
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Regardless of income, teens who spend far more time with their peers than their families end up focusing on significantly fewer of the challenging activities, from studying to sports, that really develop their abilities.
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Over time, a commitment to challenging, focused work and leisure produces not only better daily experience, but also a more complex, interesting person: the long-range benefit of the focused life.
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…exercise attention as if it were a muscle… like other skills, it can be improved with old-fashioned training.
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Whatever your age or gender, the great obstacle to enjoying the moment’s delights is not paying attention to them.
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216 |
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There is a growing body of research that shows how a sense of enjoyment makes people more productive, sociable, and innovative.
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