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The Art of Deliberate Distraction

Author : Elaine L. Orr
Publisher : Elaine Orr
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Deliberate Distraction written by Elaine L. Orr and published by Elaine Orr. This book was released on 2020-12-02 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE ART OF DELIBERATE DISTRACTION AND… A BONUS Falling Into Place, a heartwarming novella to help you distract Is your life way too hectic? Are you concerned about people or events in your orbit? Welcome to the 21st century -- especially in the time of COVID-19. Sometimes you just can't turn off your swirling thoughts. That's the time to practice the Art of Deliberate Distraction. Deliberate distraction is recognizing something you cannot control or fix and consciously taking positive action to divert your thinking to something more positive. It doesn't mean you avoid problems or duck responsibility. It means you know when to channel your thoughts or actions to areas where you can do something, or to time to simply chill. Deliberate distraction won’t eliminate problems and it is not permission to ignore things you could do something about. Deliberate distraction is not medical advice or counseling, simply thoughts of a reformed worrier. Or partially reformed. I think worry may be an innate trait we need to learn to manage. Deliberate distraction offers a way to consciously refocus your thinking – if only for a few minutes at a time – so you can feel more even keel as you handle life. This book will explain the concepts further and offer suggestions for putting them into practice. Take a look at the topics in this short piece. THE ART OF DELIBERATE DISTRACTION How to Start Try to Get Folks in Your Orbit on Your Team THE CRAFT OF OVERCOMING WORRY Criteria for Taking Action What About the Really Big Stuff? Final Thoughts on Worrying GET BACK TO DELIBERATE DISTRACTION What’s Next for You? RESOURCES AND LINKS FALLING INTO PLACE – a novella

The Art of Deliberate Distraction

Author : Elaine L. Orr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781948070690
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Deliberate Distraction written by Elaine L. Orr and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deliberate distraction is recognizing something you cannot do anything about and taking action to do something other than think or worry about it.A word on what deliberate distraction is not. Practicing deliberate distraction won't eliminate problems and it is not permission to ignore things you could do something about. Deliberate distraction is not medical advice or counseling, simply thoughts of a reformed worrier. Or partially reformed. I think worry may be an innate trait we need to learn to manage.Deliberate distraction offers a way to consciously refocus your thinking - if only for a few minutes - so you can feel more even keel as you handle tough events. This book will explain the concepts further and offer suggestions for putting them into practice. And..the book also includes a novella, "Falling Into Place." This heartwarming story may help readers deliberately distract.

Art of Deliberate Distraction

Author : Orr Elaine L. (author)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781005668396
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (683 download)

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Download or read book Art of Deliberate Distraction written by Orr Elaine L. (author) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Art of Distraction in Moderation

Author : Monique M Doyle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780648483106
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (831 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Distraction in Moderation written by Monique M Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-24 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let me entertain you Can good distraction lead to a more creative, fun-filled life? Award-winning mother and distraction expert Monique Doyle will entertain you with laugh-out-loud true stories, reflective poems and inspirational ideas on how a little distraction in your day can unleash creative riches inside you. HAVE FUN and BE INSPIRED!

Distracted

Author : Maggie Jackson
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1615920005
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book Distracted written by Maggie Jackson and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an important book...a harrowing documentation of our modern world's descent into fragmentation, self alienation, and emptiness-brought on, to a large extent, by communication technologies that distract us, dislocate us, and destroy our inner lives.--Alan Lightman, author of the bestselling Einstein's Dreams and National Book Award finalist The Diagnosis and MIT professorThis fascinating book on America's collective ADD is a wake-up call to all of us to take back our lives, turn off the technology, and focus on paying attention to what makes us human and fulfilled.--Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School Professor and author of America the Principled and ConfidenceWe have oceans of information at our disposal, yet we increasingly seek knowledge in online headlines glimpsed on the run. We are networked as never before, but we connect with friends and family via e-mail and fleeting face-to-face moments that are rescheduled and interrupted a dozen times. Despite our wondrous technologies and scientific advances, we are nurturing a culture of diffusion, fragmentation, and detachment.In this new world, something crucial is missing: attention-the key to recapturing our ability to connect, reflect, and relax; the secret to coping with a mobile, multitasking, virtual world. How did we get to the point where we keep one eye on our Blackberry and one eye on our spouse-in bed? We can contact millions of people worldwide, so why is it hard to schedule a simple family supper? Most importantly, what can we do about it? Distracted vividly shows how day by day, our hyper-mobile, cyber-centric, interrupted lives erode our capacity for deep focus and awareness. The implications for a healthy society are stark.Attention is the building block of intimacy, wisdom, and cultural progress. Jackson makes it clear that if we squander our powers of attention, our technological age could ultimately slip into cultural decline. And yet we are just as capable of igniting a renaissance of attention by strengthening our skills of focus and perception, the keys to judgment, memory, morality, and happiness. Jackson reveals the astonishing scientific discoveries that can help us rekindle our powers of attention in a world of speed and overload. She offers us a wake-up call, and reasons for hope.Distracted is an original exposé of the multifaceted nature of attention, an engaging and often surprising portrait of postmodern life, and a compelling roadmap for cultivating sustained focus and nurturing a more enriched and literate society. More than ever, we cannot afford to let distraction become the marker of our time.Maggie Jackson (New York, NY) is an award-winning author and journalist who writes the popular Balancing Acts column in the Boston Globe. Her work also has appeared in The New York Times and on National Public Radio, among other national publications. Her acclaimed first book, What's Happening to Home? Balancing Work, Life and Refuge in the Information Age, examined the loss of home as a refuge.

Distraction

Author : Bruce Sterling
Publisher : Spectra
ISBN 13 : 0307796787
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Distraction written by Bruce Sterling and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2011-08-17 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's November 2044, an election year, and the state of the Union is a farce. The government is broke, the cities are privately owned, and the military is shaking down citizens in the streets. Washington has become a circus and no one knows that better than Oscar Valparaiso. A political spin doctor, Oscar has always made things look good. Now he wants to make a difference. But Oscar has a skeleton in his closet. His only ally: Dr. Greta Penninger, a gifted neurologist at the bleeding edge of the neural revolution. Together they're out to spread a very dangerous idea whose time has come. And so have their enemies: every technofanatic, government goon, and laptop assassin in America. Oscar and Greta might not survive to change the world, but they'll put a new spin on it. From the Paperback edition.

Distraction

Author : Damon Young
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317488210
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Distraction written by Damon Young and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of us struggle with distraction every day: the familiar feeling that our attention is not quite where it should be. We feel it at work and at home and it can be frustrating and uncomfortable. But what is distraction? In his lucid, timely book, Damon Young shows that distraction is more than too many stimuli, or too little attention. It is actually a matter of value - to be distracted is to be torn away from what is worthwhile in life. And for Young, what is most worthwhile is freedom: not simply rights or legal liberties, but the capacity to patiently, creatively craft one's own life. Exploring the lives of such luminaries as Henri Matisse, Karl Marx, Seneca and Henry James, Young exposes distraction in work, technology, art, politics and intimacy. With warmth and wit, he reveals what is most valuable, and what is best avoided, in the pursuit of a life of one's own.

The Law of Distraction & Art of Intention

Author : Tamara Lee Dorris
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781497519824
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (198 download)

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Download or read book The Law of Distraction & Art of Intention written by Tamara Lee Dorris and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-06 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can create anything you deeply desire with the power of mental rehearsal and heartfelt joy. If you have not mastered this skill, it's because you have not mastered your mind and emotions. "....this book is told in a refreshingly humorous style with the help of an irreverent angel named Morty. Don't ask. Just get this book." Pam Grout, NYT Bestselling Author, EMC Squared Here's the real deal--spirituality meets science--delivered in a fun, factual way that will keep you laughing, taking notes, and creating a life you love with practical and spiritual guidance.

The Law of Distraction & Art of Intention Workbook

Author : Tamara Lee Dorris
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781497453432
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (534 download)

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Download or read book The Law of Distraction & Art of Intention Workbook written by Tamara Lee Dorris and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-06-23 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to support and expand upon the life-changing book, "The Law of Distraction & Art of Intention." This workbook invites readers to examine possible blocks, as well as cement in ideas and strategies that allow them to create better lives and clearer intentions.

Dominate Your Distractions

Author : Felix M. Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780999197554
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (975 download)

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Download or read book Dominate Your Distractions written by Felix M. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distractions are all around us. They come to rob us of our peace, alter the paths to our purpose and even detour us from continuing the path to our destiny. In Dominate Your Distractions you will find practical principles on how to stay focused through chaos and how to develop the mindset of the dominator. Wanting to get control to the things that distract you is one thing, but choosing to DOMINATE everything that attempts to DISTRACT you is only a mind shift away. It will be your new lifestyle once you apply the principles in this book. Now it's time to DOMINATE YOUR DISTRACTIONS!

Infinite Distraction

Author : Dominic Pettman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1509502300
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Infinite Distraction written by Dominic Pettman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-11 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is often argued that contemporary media homogenize our thoughts and actions, without us being fully aware of the restrictions they impose. But what if the problem is not that we are all synchronized to the same motions or moments, but rather dispersed into countless different emotional micro-experiences? What if the effect of so-called social media is to calibrate the interactive spectacle so that we never fully feel the same way as other potential allies at the same time? While one person is fuming about economic injustice or climate change denial, another is giggling at a cute cat video. And, two hours late, vice versa. The nebulous indignation which constitutes the very fuel of true social change can be redirected safely around the network, avoiding any dangerous surges of radical activity. In this short and provocative book, Dominic Pettman examines the deliberate deployment of what he calls 'hypermodulation,' as a key strategy encoded into the contemporary media environment. His account challenges the various narratives that portray social media as a sinister space of synchronized attention, in which we are busily clicking ourselves to death. This critical reflection on the unprecedented power of the Internet requires us to rethink the potential for infinite distraction that our latest technologies now allow.

The Art of Concentration: A Handbook for Distraction Avoidance

Author : Thomas Jacob
Publisher : Thomas Jacob
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Concentration: A Handbook for Distraction Avoidance written by Thomas Jacob and published by Thomas Jacob. This book was released on 2023-12-27 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a transformative journey with "The Art of Concentration: A Handbook for Distraction Avoidance." In this empowering guide, discover the secrets to mastering focus in a world overflowing with distractions. Delve into mindfulness practices, learn to prioritize with precision, and cultivate positive habits that will propel you towards unwavering concentration. As you navigate the pages, you'll uncover practical strategies to immerse yourself fully in the present, leading to heightened productivity, increased creativity, and a profound sense of clarity. This handbook is your essential companion on the path to unlocking your full potential and thriving in the midst of life's complexities. Get ready to harness the art of concentration and transform the way you navigate your world.

Tracking Wonder

Author : Jeffrey Davis
Publisher : Sounds True
ISBN 13 : 1683646894
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book Tracking Wonder written by Jeffrey Davis and published by Sounds True. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how the lost art of wonder can help you cultivate greater creativity, resilience, meaning, and joy as you bring your greatest contributions to life. Beyond grit, focus, and 10,000 hours lies a surprising advantage that all creatives have—wonder. Far from child’s play, wonder is the one radical quality that has led exemplary people from all walks of life to move toward the fruition of their deepest dreams and wildest endeavors—and it can do so for you, too. “Wonder is a quiet disruptor of unseen biases,” writes Jeffrey Davis. “It dissolves our habitual ways of seeing and thinking so that we may glimpse anew the beauty of what is real, true, and possible.” Rich with wisdom, inspiring stories, and practical tools, Tracking Wonder invites us to explore how the lost art of wonder can inspire a life of greater joy, possibility, and purpose. You’ll discover: The six facets of wonder—key qualities to help you cultivate the art of wonder in your work, relationships, and lifeHow wonder can help us fertilize creativity, sustain the motivation to pursue big ideas, navigate uncertainty and crises, deepen our relationships, and moreThe biases against wonder—moving beyond societal and internalized resistance to our inherent giftsWhy experiencing wonder isn’t really about achieving goals—though that happens—but about how we live each dayInspiring stories of people whose experiences of wonder helped them move through the unthinkable to create extraordinary livesPractical exercises, tools, and reflections to help you begin your own practice of tracking wonder A refreshing counter-voice to the exhausting narrative hyper-productivity, Tracking Wonder is a welcome guide for experiencing more meaning and joy in the present moment as you bring your greatest contributions to life.

Deep Work

Author : Cal Newport
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1455586668
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Deep Work written by Cal Newport and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2O16 PICK IN BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP WALL STREET JOURNAL BUSINESS BESTSELLER A BUSINESS BOOK OF THE WEEK AT 800-CEO-READ Master one of our economy’s most rare skills and achieve groundbreaking results with this “exciting” book (Daniel H. Pink) from an “exceptional” author (New York Times Book Review). Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep Work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. In short, deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep-spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realizing there's a better way. In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill. 1. Work Deeply 2. Embrace Boredom 3. Quit Social Media 4. Drain the Shallows A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, Deep Work takes the reader on a journey through memorable stories-from Carl Jung building a stone tower in the woods to focus his mind, to a social media pioneer buying a round-trip business class ticket to Tokyo to write a book free from distraction in the air-and no-nonsense advice, such as the claim that most serious professionals should quit social media and that you should practice being bored. Deep Work is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world.

The Art of Concentration

Author : Harriet Griffey
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1905744900
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Concentration written by Harriet Griffey and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are all overwhelmed with technological input in our daily lives – whether it is our mobile phone ringing, our Blackberry bleeping or emails that pour in endlessly – we are all becoming hyperstimulated and unable to switch on (concentrate) or switch off (relax) because we’re all on permanent standby. As a result, we have lost the art of concentrating properly. Luckily, this cutting edge personal development book is here to help readers navigate their way through the deluge and provides the tools we need to learn how to concentrate and focus. Rooted in scientific fact and research, it includes a detailed look at how your brain works, what inhibits brain function and concentration and covers things such as lack of down-time, distraction, poor lifestyle habits and stress. Featuring techniques and exercises to help improve concentration, it is guaranteed to help us all improve the way we work and the way we live our lives.

Time Off

Author : John Fitch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781734794403
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (944 download)

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Download or read book Time Off written by John Fitch and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-25 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the transformative power of leisure to recapture your calm and creativity.Are your busiest days really the ones that make you feel the most accomplished? It might be time to question whether 'busy' = 'productive'. After reaching breaking points in their careers, business coach John Fitch and AI researcher Max Frenzel learned the critical importance of taking time off. Now these former workaholics will help you revolutionize the way you get things done.History's greatest minds, as well as some of the most successful leaders, thinkers, and creatives of today, found success by practicing a more balanced approach to work and life. Embracing their insights on how constant hustle can be your worst enemy, you will realize that time off means much more than just taking a break. Rediscover a more fulfilled and versatile version of yourself and unlock your true creative potential.Through relatable personal anecdotes, historically sound approaches to downtime, and scientifically backed strategies for increasing your creativity, Time Off will reshape the way you think about work and leisure.In Time Off, you'll discover:- The most effective methods to reclaim leisure, while increasing productivity and creativity- Why having a rest ethic will be a key competitive advantage in the future of work- Tactics for getting away from the work without the dreaded guilt- How to thrive alongside AI and use technology to become more human- The many ways in which time off improves your leadership skills, and much, much more!

Death Be Not Proud

Author : David Marno
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022641597X
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Death Be Not Proud written by David Marno and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-12-21 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What might contemporary thinkers learn from prayer? The seventeenth-century French philosopher Nicolas Malebranche suggested a possibility: that prayer teaches us how to attend. This book explores the precedents of Malebranche s advice by reading John Donne s poetic prayers in the context of what David Marno calls the art of holy attention. This requires an understanding of attention s role in Christian devotion, which he provides by uncovering a tradition of holy attention that spans from ascetic thinkers and Church Fathers to Catholic spiritual exercises and Protestant prayer manuals. Donne s devotional poems occupy a unique position in this tradition. Marno identifies in them a devotional model of thinking whose aim is to experience an affect of attention. Marno s argument is framed by compelling close readings of Death, be not proud, Donne s most triumphant poem about the resurrection. Elsewhere, Marno takes up Claudius s prayer in "Hamlet" and Saint Augustine s account of attention in the "Soliloquies" and the "Confessions." The book ends with a Coda on the aftermath of holy attention in the philosophies of Descartes and Malebranche."