Why you don't know yourself as well as you could
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3 types of attention and how they influence your life
There are 3 different types of attention. Not knowing about them isn’t just making it more difficult for you to focus on the task at hand and be more productive. It’s also what’s preventing you from getting to know yourself better. It’s making it almost impossible for you to have a deep connection to your life’s journey. So let’s talk about these 3 layers of attention, their different roles in your life, and how they interact with each other. First, how do we usually think of attention and focus? We think of it as an inner resource that is directed to something immediate, whether…
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