Rudolf Steiner Quotes

I sometimes got distracted easily and allowed my mind to wander when I needed to be focused. It's quite subtle, really, and just being aware of it helps.

Concentration is at the root of mental mastery.

I just try to concentrate on concentrating.

Brain studies of mental workouts in which you sustain a single, chosen focus show that the more you detach from what's distracting you and refocus on what you should be paying attention to, the stronger this brain circuitry becomes.

The more you focus, the more that focus becomes a habit.

No more than a surgeon can operate while tweeting can you reach your potential with one ear in, one ear out. You actually have to reacquaint yourself with concentration. We all do.

I won't deny that I have a far more productive writing life without the Internet, mostly because I rekindle my ability to concentrate on one thing for a period of longer than three minutes. My curiosity is channeled inward rather than Internet-ward.

When we allow distractions to wobble us away from ourselves, that's when our intuition starts to fade and our focus dulls.

The easiest thing in the world for me is to pay attention.

The mind may wander, but let not the senses wander with it. If the senses wander where the mind takes them, one is done for.

Be true to the thought of the moment and avoid distraction. Other than continuing to exert yourself, enter into nothing else, but go to the extent of living single thought by single thought.

Concentration is that ability to not think about anything.

I laugh and joke, but I don't get distracted very easily.

My concentration span is truly that of a gnat. Some people have this ladder, and that's all there is - the ladder. I have the ladder, too, but there's a building around it with scaffolding, and lots of windows for me to peek into. Then suddenly I'll remember, 'Oh, there's the ladder. I should be concentrating on that.'

It's amazing how confused and distracted and misdirected so many people are.

What do I mean by concentration? I mean focusing totally on the business at hand and commanding your body to do exactly what you want it to do.

You're a wise person if you can easily direct your attention to what ever needs it.

The problem is to keep the monkey mind from running off into all kinds of thoughts.

Focusing isn't just an optical activity, it is also a mental one.

I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.

If you aren't focused on what's right here in front of you, if you're daydreaming about what might be, you really aren't focused at all.

Twenty-five minutes is a long time to stay focused. It's really something I had to work on to go in there and not get complacent for 2 seconds or 5 seconds or 1 second. That's all it takes.

My toughest opponent is me. My mind has a tendency to wander during bouts. I tend to focus on things other than the bout. I have to work at staying motivated, getting my head right.

The mind has to be gradually and systematically brought under control.

To learn to concentrate we must choose a prayer or meditation and follow this path with commitment and steadiness, a willingness to work with our practice day after day, no matter what arises.