Attention is the mechanism through which the brain focuses resources on some thing. If you can direct your attention, then you can direct where your brain puts its resources. You can think of attention similar to that of a camera lens. What lens and at what focal length are you using to focus with?
- The Web 2.0 Show #43 w/ Kathy Sierra: Creating passionate users
- Watch! Pay attention: you can change your brain by Kitty Chisholm at TEDxLondonBusinessSchool — where she says "It’s a very a competitive environment,” when it comes to attention.
- Add this to your book shelf — Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- As well as Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi