Attention

The Limitless Treasure Of Who You Are

Gangaji | Posted 05.17.2012

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Gangaji

As I began to grow up, I attempted to define myself -- this presence of "I" -- through endlessly collecting information. In this natural process of mental awareness inhabiting a body, I discovered a symphonic mandala of sometimes competing, sometimes complementing explanations.

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Orphans Of Technology: Choosing Between Our Smartphones And Kin

Nancy Colier | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Smartphone, Diner, Awareness, Parent, Attention, Responsibility, Child, Psychology, Technology, Present, Love, Presence, Mindful, Stress, Unplug and Recharge, Healthy Living News
Nancy Colier

Like everything, humans included, technology resolves itself in contradiction. And yet, we must be mindful of what we are doing with technology, particularly when in the company of our children. Our emotional presence is the greatest gift we can offer our children.

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Metrics for Attention in Networks

Pablo Mancini | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Business News, Digital Media, Attention, Newspapers, News, Metrics, Media, Media News
Pablo Mancini

The challenge of mass media, and journalists, with social networks is not getting fans or followers. The most important mission is to expand our edito...

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Are We Losing the Magic of Play in a Digital World?

Maggie Jackson | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Attention, Videogames, Reflection, Imagination, Relationships, Parenting, Technology, Children's Health, Play, Children, Kids Playtime, Technology News
Maggie Jackson

If we drive children away from their innate needs to go within themselves to reflect and imagine, we'll be losing something of our humanity. Are we looking up from our screens often enough -- and teaching our children to do so?

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How Spiritual Practices Can Redirect Negative Feelings

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Manifestation, Attention, Love, Intention, Attachment, Anger, Meditation, Intellect, Peace, Spirituality, Wisdom, Power of Intention, Power of Manifestation, Healthy Living News
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Pull back your attention from the object of the senses to the senses, and then to the source of mind. This journey within will you give you the strength and endurance to go through all the ups and downs of life.

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Why It Bugs Me When People Say: "I Must Have A.D.D.!"

Lori Day | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Attention, Attention Deficit Disorder, Rudeness, Social Skills, Manners, Add, Adult ADD, Adult ADHD, Adhd, Faking ADD, Culture News
Lori Day

There seems to be an outbreak of self-diagnosed A.D.D. among individuals who simply have no manners. What is going on? Do I need to put Ritalin in my tic-tac dispenser and offer it to the afflicted?

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Telling the Truth About What Is Here

Gangaji | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Awareness, Attention, Spirituality, Discovery, Presence, Truth, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News
Gangaji

One of the most powerful phrases in human language is "I am here." It is powerful because it is utterly simple and profoundly true. Anything that is said or thought afterward is just an addition to this basic, unfaltering truth.

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Do You Really Believe in Change?

Jurriaan Kamp | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Attention, Change, Visualization, Setting Goals, Goals Objectives, Goal, Smart Goals, Goals, Mindfulness, Success and Motivation, Video, Healthy Living News
Jurriaan Kamp

Do you really believe in change? Do you really think that you can transform your life? These are important questions, especially at the beginning of a new year when most of us have, once again, made "New Year's resolutions."

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The Magic Spell of a Pretty Face

Sam Sommers | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Attractiveness, Research, New Research, Good Looks, Brain Science, Pixar, Babies, Physical Appearance, Attraction, Physical Attraction, Attention, Squirrel, Brain, Seinfeld, Magic Spell, George Costanza, Situations Matter, Attention Deficit Disorder, Romantic Relationships, Relationships, Psychology, Social Psychology, Eyesight, Bias, Fish, Video, Science News
Sam Sommers

We love to look at good-looking people. Hardly an earth-shattering conclusion, I know. But it's a well-documented one: Attractive people grab our attention.

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Habit #3: Holding Space

Willow Dea | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Experiential Learning, Awareness, Meditation, Attention, Education, Integral Education, Education News
Willow Dea

One of the functional practicalities of cultivating embodied awareness is the ability to hold space as a teacher. Holding space is a delicate balance between sensing, feeling and action.

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Attention Span Plan

Colin Curran | Posted 12.17.2011

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Colin Curran

My mind starts to wander and the thoughts become a lot more random. What would happen if zombies invaded Water Works, or if the moon suddenly exploded? What would I do for a Klondike bar?

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How To Be Completely Honest With Yourself

Gangaji | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Awareness, Attention, Self-Discovery, Consciousness, Hidden Treasure, Storytelling, Stories, Teaching, The Inner Life, Life Stories, Conscious Awareness, Silent Awareness, Healthy Living News
Gangaji

By inquiring into your life story, you can recognize the layers of ephemeral distraction that keep your attention busy with entanglements. When you recognize this, you can reclaim your attention.

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Quick Focus: 3 Fast Ways to Relaxed Concentration

Matthew Edlund, M.D. | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Stress, Concentration, Attention, Rest, Time, Visualization, Focus, Paradoxical Relaxation, Relaxed Concentration, Active Rest, Peace, Consciousness, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News
Matthew Edlund, M.D.

Here are three techniques to relaxed concentration that, through experience, can be done inside a minute.

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The Action Movie Blog Post

Dave Pell | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Attention, Apple, Media, Twitter, 140 Characters, Ipad Addiction, Iphone, Add, Techonlogy Addition, Ipad App, Twitter Addition, Adhd, iPhone Apps, Ipad, Technology News
Dave Pell

The other day, I asked my son if he wanted Daddy or Mommy to take him on the bus for his first day of Kindergarten. He answered: "I want the iPad to take me." Who can blame him?

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Is It ADD Or Your Blackberry?

Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. | Posted 10.04.2011

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Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D.

Is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) a real thing, or is it just a byproduct of the times we live in? We have overcommitted, over-scheduled and overextended ourselves. Have we been conditioned to be an ADHD/ADD society?

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The Most Useful Question To Ask Yourself Throughout The Day

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 08.04.2011

Read More: Unplug and Recharge, Unitasking, Attention, Focus, Focusing Attention, Healthy Living News
Soren Gordhamer

The challenge is to know at any given moment where our attention is most needed. If our cell phone rings while we are talking to a friend, do we pick it up out of habit, or do we take the call because that is where our attention is needed?

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The Currency Of Attention

Jeff Gitterman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jeff Gitterman

What we choose to put our attention on is where we direct our energy in all its forms -- including our time, creativity and, of course, our money. More simply put, where attention goes, energy flows.

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Take Back Control Of Your Work... And Your Life

Tony Schwartz | Posted 11.17.2011

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Tony Schwartz

Human beings aren't designed to do two cognitive tasks at the same time (much less three or four). The research is clear that we're far more efficient when we do activities sequentially, rather than simultaneously.

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Take Back Your Attention

Tony Schwartz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Attention, Focus, Computers, Amy Chua, Attention Span, Technology, Self-Control, Self-Discipline, Technology-Overload, Healthy Living News
Tony Schwartz

Something insidious has happened. The same device most of us use to get our primary work accomplished is also now the repository of 1,000 distractions and every imaginable source of immediate gratification.

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A 90-Minute Plan for Personal Effectiveness

Tony Schwartz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Procrastination, Energy, Attention, Focus, Renewal, Healthy Living News
Tony Schwartz

For nearly a decade now, I've begun my workdays by focusing for 90 minutes on the task I decide the night before is the most important one I'll face the following day. I long ago discovered that my capacity for intense focus diminishes as the day wears on.

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Designing Your Mind

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Memory, Brain Plasticity, Attention, Attention Span, Cognitive Load, Short Term Memory, Technology News
Don Tapscott

Why don't the schools and universities teach design thinking for thinking? We teach physical fitness. But rather than brain fitness we emphasize cramming young heads with information and testing their recall.

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Life Is Like A Five-Layered Bean Dip

Karen Maezen Miller | Posted 11.17.2011

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Karen Maezen Miller

Life is like a five-layered been dip. You always get out what you put in. Everything you do well requires these five ingredients. Together, they deliver irresistible goodness and lasting satisfaction.

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Six Ingredients for a Good Life

Tony Schwartz | Posted 11.17.2011

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Tony Schwartz

Gratifying our most immediate needs and desires provides bursts of pleasure, but they're usually short-lived. We derive the most enduring sense of meaning and satisfaction in our lives when we serve something larger than ourselves.

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Rethinking How We Learn and Work

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Attention, Ellen Galinsky, Focus, Tony Hsieh, Distraction, Edward Hallowell, Mind in the Making, Linda Stone, Technology, Children, Schools, 92nd Street Y, Education News
Ellen Galinsky

We need to focus on managing our attention and energy, not just our time. Some schools are experimenting with providing longer time periods for learning and finding that it can be very effective.

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The Secret Addiction Behind Lindsay Lohan's Public Life

Jonathan Sprinkles | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lindsay Lohan Jail, Addiction, Drugs, Lindsay Lohan, Rehab, Alcoholic, Attention, Celebrity Gossip, Entertainment News
Jonathan Sprinkles

Lindsay Lohan's most harrowing addiction isn't discussed often. It is the most powerful drug of all: attention.

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