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    To Control Your Life, Control What You Pay Attention To

    Mar 29, 2018 5 minutes
    BY MAURA THOMAS

    One of the best insights on what true productivity means in the 21st century dates back to 1890. In his book The Principles of Psychology, William James wrote a simple statement that’s packed with meaning: “My experience is what I agree to attend to.”

    Your attention determines the experiences you have, and the experiences you have determine the life you live. Or said another way: you must control your attention to control your life. Today, in a world where so many experiences are blended together – where we can work from anywhere, watch our kids on a nanny-cam from work, and distraction is just a thumb-swipe away – has that ever been more true?

    ATTENTION MANAGEMENT

    To be consistently productive and manage stress better, we must strengthen our skill in attention management.

    Attention management is the practice of controlling

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