![“HAVE TIME FOR” = “HAVE ATTENTION FOR”
“Many people want the ability to focus more and feel like they’re losing the ability to focus on a particular task for long periods of time.
[…] That’s because we’re focused on the wrong thing. To get a longer attention span — even a span long enough to read this article — don’t worry about managing the information. Worry about managing your attention. Paying attention, for long periods of time, is a form of endurance athleticism. Like running a marathon, it requires practice and training to get the most out of it. It is as much Twitter’s fault that you have a short attention span as it is your closet’s fault it doesn’t have any running shoes in it.
- Text: How To Focus, Clay Johnson- Image: David Horvitz reblogged](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l68ky4efWG1qzi2jco1_500.png)
“HAVE TIME FOR” = “HAVE ATTENTION FOR”
“Many people want the ability to focus more and feel like they’re losing the ability to focus on a particular task for long periods of time.
[…] That’s because we’re focused on the wrong thing. To get a longer attention span — even a span long enough to read this article — don’t worry about managing the information. Worry about managing your attention. Paying attention, for long periods of time, is a form of endurance athleticism. Like running a marathon, it requires practice and training to get the most out of it. It is as much Twitter’s fault that you have a short attention span as it is your closet’s fault it doesn’t have any running shoes in it.
- Text: How To Focus, Clay Johnson
- Image: David Horvitz reblogged
