Quotes About Focus

I need a stimulating environment to write because my books are driven at 100 miles per hour at a time.

Even though decathlon is really long, there's always something different to look forward to, which is great for mental stimulation.

When I'm doing a play like 'Betrayal,' I have to be careful not to get stimulation overload.

Multitasking creates a dopamine-addiction feedback loop, effectively rewarding the brain for losing focus and for constantly searching for external stimulation.

For me, meditation's hard because I feel like I have developed 'cultural attention-deficit disorder,' where, because we have so much stimulation, I feel like I have trouble focusing on things for very long. So when I try to meditate, my brain gets so scattered.

In London it's easy not to be the focus of attention, especially when Sting lives in the house just behind you.

When I'm stirring a saucepan, I don't say to myself, 'Now the chancellor is stirring a saucepan.'

Acting manifested as the primary focus over the years but now I am stirring the pot once again with my voice.

When you get to stock racing, you have to be a little more patient and 'save your stuff' to be there at the end.

My focus in 2016 will be the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, and as preparation for that, I will try to break the world indoor mile record in Stockholm on February 17.

As soon as I was given the opportunity at Stoke it was head down, this is what I want. This is where I want to be, this is my opportunity and I was fully confident about taking it.

Never rush through the stoke. Nervous or not, take your time, and the result is almost always better.

What I wear - my pants, my shirt, my shoes, everything - has a lot to do with me being stoked on the way it looks when I'm looking down at my board, because obviously when you're skating you're looking at your feet the whole time.

I don't care that much about stolen bases. So when I steal and a guy fouls a pitch off, for me it's not that frustrating.

I focus on what I can do in this game. I don't have speed. I'm not a guy who can have a stolen base. I wish I could, but I can't.

It's very hard to concentrate when your stomach's rumbling.

What are the physical sensations you associate with hunger? For most people, these sensations include stomach grumbling, headaches, light-headedness, irritability, fatigue and inability to focus.

There is no point in getting nervous. I get a few butterflies in my stomach, but it isn't really nerves but things that will help your game.

I don't see my show as a stepping stone to something else like some people, who get a job then have a foot out the door looking for their next job.

You know, unfortunately I'm only one person. I can't really be in two places at one time and the amount of focus that I need to put into Slipknot makes it really difficult for me to be on tour with Stone Sour.

There was a phase when I cried for days and doubted my decision to be an actor when my films were not doing well. But soon I stood up and decided to do something that could set me apart. I decided to excel in what others didn't have, I focused on my actions and my fitness.

The most rewarding thing to me is going deep into games, knowing you stood up, and did your job.

When I came to the national camp, I wore my pads to get the feel. I started to kick the ball, then stood in the pole and it felt positive. Since then, I am just focusing on making myself better than before.

Perfection is impossible, but you don't stop aiming for it.