Quotes About Concentration

Everyone knows what attention is. It is taking possession of the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seems several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought. Focalization, concentration of consciousness are of its essence. It implies a withdrawal from some things in order to deal effectively with others.

our experience is what we attend to

Picking out tiny chunks of work at a time stays the panic.

diligent focus on the task at hand.

The outbreath is like a whetstone, and the mind is like the knife or sword that is being sharpened on that stone. When you sharpen a knife, you draw the blade of the knife across the sharpening stone. Following your outbreath is like drawing the blade of mind across the breath. Then

The only lesson I got pounded into me was about man's limitless capacity for vice - that and the fact that social distinctions vanish in a concentration camp. I once believed that man was different from other animals, but Yodok showed me that reality doesn't support this opinion.

Success is the product of many components, of which one of the most prominent is focus.

As a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand, so every mind divided among different studies is confused and weakened.

The less talented we are, the more focused we must be.

He ignored the disturbing ripple and tried to focus on the gateway.

To get it all done I have to dim my brain, turn it down by notches like the flat-turn knob on a gas lantern, leaving only a nub of flame.

Perhaps it was a flaw inherent in the inventive mind to have vision but not foresight. Was it that so much concentration went into developing the idea that they could not see beyond it? Or was it an inhibition of the urge to see beyond that allowed them to develop ideas before they could be dismissed as folly?

If you have issues with family, friends, and people at work, try and solve these issues head on so you can move on and concentrate on having the life you want.

Was mich so unruhig macht, ist die Unfähigkeit, mich zu beschränken oder, wie mein Agent Zohnerer sagen würde, zu konzentrieren.

the European concentration camp universe was already in existence.

Forgetting takes practice…You have to work at it.

Concentrate on why you're here, I tell myself. You have a hawk to fly. Ever since my father died I'd had these bouts of derealisation, strange episodes where the world became unrecognisable.

When something catches your attention just keep your attention on it, stick with it 'til the end, and somewhere along the line there'll be weirdness.

Multitasking? I can't even do two things at once. I can't even do one thing at once.

For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously. In order to "give a meaning" to the world, one has to feel oneself involved in what one frames through the viewfinder. This attitude requires concentration, a discipline of the mind, sensitivity, and a sense of geometry.

extreme financial concentration has damaged not only the operation of financial markets, but also the ability of the Federal Reserve to influence their operation for the better (page 41).

The irony is that even as digitization is making an increasing amount of information available, it is diminishing the space required for deep, concentrated thought.

Decision it was only necessary for him to concentrate his attention for a few moments and the spirit moved him, and the best possible decision presented itself as though an inner voice had told him what to do.

there is no subject so insignificant that it will not expand to infinity, if attention is concentrated on it.