# Focus
attention is a way of prioritizing and tuning sensory data
The Battle for Attention
No one benefits from you scrolling on your phone and feeling sad and then going to Starbucks.... See more
The antidote is figuring out what you care about, what you're good at, and what you like doing that can make the world a little bit better.
Then, really do that thing.
You can’t do everything, but there are a few things you can do really well. You have to
Alex Dobrenko • No one benefits from you scrolling and feeling sad
Dopamine is the pleasure and reward neurotransmitter. It is responsible for attention and focusing. It motivates you and stimulates you to engage in life. Its close cousins are the stimulating and energy-giving neurotransmitters epinephrine and norepinephrine. All three are built from the amino acid tyrosine, which in turn comes from the essential
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dopamine’in evrimi
Reflecting on this email from a Sublime believer:
Consuming media has become a massive time-suck for humankind. Only decades ago, the average person had one source of information, if any — the newspaper. Journalists chronicled happenings relevant to their community. And that was it. Someone got married, someone is selling their house, someone died,
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“Where to focus:
For the beginner, execution.
For the intermediate, strategy.
For the expert, mindset.”
For the beginner, execution.
For the intermediate, strategy.
For the expert, mindset.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On Teaching, Mastery, and Working on Important Problems | James Clear
eğer aksiyona geçmemişsen yapacağım şey adım atmak, eğer attığım adımlar beni istediğim sonuca ulaştırmıyorsa odaklanmam gereken yer, uzun vadeli bir stratejimin olması eğer hala yol alamadığımı düşünüyorsam odaklanmam gereken yer bakış açım
“Focus is the art of knowing what to ignore.”
James Clear • 3 Ideas, 2 Quotes, 1 Question (January 23, 2020) | James Clear
Odaklanma, binlerce vasatın arasında gerçekten önemli olanı bulmak ve ona odaklanmaktır.
we have moved from a culture dominated by entertainment, to one that is dominated by digitally mediated distraction, which in turn generates a culture of addiction, or, as Gioia memorably puts it, Dopamine Culture.
L. M. Sacasas • Desire, Dopamine, and the Internet
dopamine culture
"Productivity is most important for things you don't want to be doing. Most people want to increase productivity so they can spend less time on the task.
But before you worry about being more productive, think about being more selective. Rather than focusing on increasing productivity, it may be worth asking, "What would I be delighted to spend tim... See more
But before you worry about being more productive, think about being more selective. Rather than focusing on increasing productivity, it may be worth asking, "What would I be delighted to spend tim... See more
3-2-1: The excuses we live by, how to handle your mistakes, and when productivity doesn't matter
Dao of Productivity: Wu Wei. effortless effort