Control Your Attention

“The battle is not really against your self, but against the entropy that brings disorder to consciousness it is really a battle for your self. It is a struggle for establishing control over your attention. You have to continuously decide to live your own life.   (Mihaly Csikszentmihlyi) (Mee hy cheek sent mee hah yee)

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slow down and REFLECT

on the MEANING and the MESSAGE of today’s quotation

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“The battle is not really against your self, but against the entropy that brings disorder to consciousness it is really a battle for your self. It is a struggle for establishing control over your attention. You have to continuously decide to live your own life.   (Mihaly Csikszentmihlyi) (Mee hy cheek sent mee hah yee)

what is the central message of the above quote by the Hungarian psychologist and author Mihaly Csikszentmihlyi?

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” (Albert Einstein)

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Getting Personal

Have you ever set a goal, but then gradually paid less attention to it over time, and then pretty much gave up on it? If so, why do you think you did not pay enough attention to have been successful reaching that goal?

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INSIGHTS for SUCCESS

“The most powerful force in the universe is compounded attention.” James Clear

“The only thing we can truly control is where we place our attention and where we place our effort. Choose wisely” Andrew D. Huberman

“What controls your attention, controls your life.” Darren Hardy

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Interested in seeing what artificial intelligence (ai) has to say about the meaning of today’s quotation? Compare it to your own interpretation. You may be fascinated, or even possibly humbled.

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By Gary and Esther Berkley

Gary and Esther Berkley are the authors of "Whatever You Become, Become Your Best - The College and Graduate Guide to Wisdom for Success in Life." Check it out at www.amazon.com/dp/B09593L5FT

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