Our very ability to place our attention where we…

Our very ability to place our attention where we want and when we want depends on a closely related mental skill called "cognitive control." Cognitive control lets us focus on a given task and ignore distractions especially those that come wrapped in strong emotions.

— from The Mind in the Cockpit · *Optimal: How to Sustain Personal and Organization aExcellence Every Day by Daniel Goleman *

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That is the whole estate. Clear thinking is the master skill beneath all the others — it is what lets you position yourself well in any circumstance, and the plain ability to put your attention where you want it, when you want it, is the quiet engine that drives it. A settled, disciplined mind stands quiet guard over a life, and a life run from that quiet center is steadier in every weather than one run from a loud one. — The Mind in the Cockpit

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