Quotes About Distraction

Much of our day we are pushed around by unhelpful habits such as being distracted or disconnected, holding on too long when circumstances have already changed, or not being wholehearted in pursuing an opportunity. Meditation can open us to alternative responses such as focus, awareness, and productive questioning and that leads to more fulfillment and better work.

IMAGINE RECLAIMING ALL THE ENERGY that could be available to us but isn't because we scatter it, squandering it on endlessly regretting the past, worrying about the future, berating ourselves, blaming others, checking Facebook yet again, throwing ourselves into serial snacking, workaholism, recreational shopping, recreational drugs.

Cultural wars might seem an indication of strong political involvements. Actually they are a substitute. The notoriety they receive from the media and from politicians eager to take firm stands on nonsubstantive issues serves to distract attention and contribute to a cant politics of the inconsequential

People on Earth engaged in ritual repetition; most of them thought as little as possible; most of them occupied themselves with things and events that were not very important. Amusement

If I wasn't writing poems, I'd be washing my hands all the time.

For the rest of our lives, all we can hear are our names chanted over and over, until we are deaf to everything else.

Or maybe I could have anesthetized myself with homework and extra credit and binge-reading.

Yeah, but I don't want to be in pain, and I definitely don't want to suffer." – Nick "Well…The only way to avoid them is to die." – Death "Okay, let's change the topic now. Oh, look! A chicken." – Nick

It's like trying to train an ADD cat in a mouse factory.

In fact, my mother always says that emotions are what the gods gave us to distract us from the pain of life. They are what make life bearable and what keeps us going no matter how hard it gets. (Alix)

Of course, it would help if she could stay focused, but she had the attention span of a sick flea.' (Sunshine)

There's too much to be done. I need to know– (Jericho) No. (Delphine) No, you d'in. (Jericho) Yes, I di'id. Don't make me use my Jeri ninja mind tricks on you. I might screw up and fry your brains. (Delphine)

Still, it's better to be distracted by the crowd than to be left with memories that serve no purpose other than to torture the conscience and flog the heart.

I have more important things to do anyway. I have a hangnail that needs my attention. (Dev)

Acheron scoffed. Nick won't be learning in my Porsche. It's a standard. I think it'd be best to teach him in an automatic. Let him get used to the feel of the car and traffic rules before we complicate it with a gearshift. Last thing King ADD needs is one more distraction. Hey! Nick protested. I'm not that- hey, did you see that? He pointed to the wall as a joke.

That didn't sound like them slinging beads at us. Think if I whip my shirt off, they'll go blind and leave?" Nick

You can have information or you can have a life, but you can't have both.

By not replying to the stupid, you can save so much time in your life!

You know if you pick up a beach read, you're excused from the problems in your own life and safe in a world with conflicts you understand, and you know you will get a happy ending.

I have so many great things going on in my life that I don't need to pay attention to some writer.

Avoiding depression with large daily doses of television.

Any film is at least better than real life.

I enjoy experiencing life. Being a celebrity can really stand in the way of that.

After a lifetime of deep thought, I've decided that life is a distraction, but probably not from anything important.