Has the duration of the average attention span dropped in recent years? It appears to have done so, according to research. Actually, you don’t need research. Just look around you, and you will arrive at this conclusion yourself. How Long Is Your Attention Span? Have you measured it? It seems …
We all have errands to run, tasks to complete, and chores to carry out. Often, these are tasks and chores that we do not really want to do, but we have to. The problem is that most of these tasks and chores take too much time to run, and we …
I receive a lot of emails each day from website visitors. Some of them send me an email, thanking me for the information at the website, and others, asking questions concerning self-improvement, personal problems, meditation, motivation, creative visualization, and other related topics. I try to read all the messages, and …
Do you know how many thoughts your mind thinks each hour of the day? Experts estimate that the mind thinks between 60,000 – 80,000 thoughts a day. That’s an average of 2500 – 3,300 thoughts per hour. That’s incredible. Other experts estimate a smaller number of 50,000 thoughts per day, …
Can you focus your mind? Can you hold your attention fixed on one thought or activity without getting distracted for more than a few seconds? Do you have a short attention span, or can you hold your attention fixed on one thought or activity for long minutes without getting distracted? …
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” -Buddha If you had more money, would you be more peaceful? If you achieve your dreams, would you experience more peace? Do you think that enjoying a state of inner peace is possible only after becoming financially secure? Do you believe …
Concentration is not a natural ability for most people—it is a trained skill. In a world filled with constant notifications, information overload, and mental noise, the mind is repeatedly pulled in different directions. Even simple tasks can feel difficult when attention is scattered and restless. True concentration is not about …
Lack of concentration and focus seems to worry a great number of people. With the widespread short attention span, this problem seems to grow stronger. It seems that lack of concentration has become a widespread problem, irrespective of age, gender, or country. People often ask me what to do to …
It is the habit of the mind to wander and move from one thing to another. What happens when you sit quietly for a few minutes trying to think about a certain subject, or just sit down to relax? Next time you do this, try to watch your mind, and …
In his book Raja Yoga, Yogi Ramacharaka (William Walker Atkinson) speaks about the power of attention. What is the power of attention? It is the skill of focusing your attention on a thought or action without thinking of anything else. It means fixing your attention exclusively on one thing without …