Cognitive Endurance Quotes

Few minds wear out; more rust out.

Rather than realizing immediate physiological gain, the challenge is more about reducing the mental attrition from the two days to maximize each event.

Smart hiring managers in the modern world should be asking, “How long can you concentrate on a task before you have to take a break?” I wonder how many of them do?

People with a high tolerance for boredom can get a lot of thinking done.

A man can wear out a particular part of his mind by continually using and tiring it, just in the same way he can wear out the elbows of his coat.

Sourav's greatest strength is his mind. He is hardworking - not only in the nets but also mentally. He bounces back.

I feel like, in a way, after doing it for so many years, you learn a certain concentration and how to turn it on and off.

If someone can watch an entire season of a TV series in one day, doesn't that show an incredible attention span?

I find that in the course of the day when I'm writing, after three or four hours of intense work, I have a splitting headache, and I have to stop. Because the involvement, which is both creative and self-critical, is so intense that I've got to stop doing it.

Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

One of the chief things which my typical man has to learn is that the mental faculties are capable of a continuous hard activity; they do not tire like an arm or a leg. All they want is change - not rest, except in sleep.

That's one thing you learn as a quarterback: focus. The better you are at focusing and the more you can continue to stay focused for a four-hour stage and really be zeroed in on what is happening, the better you play, the longer you play.

A clear and focused mind will last a lifetime. Getting your mind in shape is nothing less than the key to sustainable success in the world.

They made a three-hour 'Raw,' but two hours is about my time limit. I ain't got that kind of attention span.

They say nobody has the attention span to read great books early in life. If I start to read something good, I'll look and it's 86 pages already. Attention span. What are they talking about? If it's good, it'll drag you in.