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Mar 25, 2014
"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus." --Alexander Graham Bell
Q&A With Daniel Goleman
"I think attentional skills are fundamentally under siege today. Never before in human history have there been so many seductive distractors in a person's day, in a given hour, or in 10 minutes...I think this is another reason to develop a meta-awareness about where our attention has gone. I think we need to make more effort and cultivate more strength to detach [our attention] from that thing that is so tempting over there, and bring it back to the person in front of us." Have you ever had the experience of being "alone together" -- sitting in the same space with someone, while both of you stare at a screen? For anyone who feels the temptations of electronic distractions, you may want to learn more from Daniel Goleman and his new book "Focus."
BE THE CHANGE
This week try becoming more conscious of where your attention is when you are in meetings or in conversations with family and friends.
