George Dzundza Quotes

I sometimes got distracted easily and allowed my mind to wander when I needed to be focused. It's quite subtle, really, and just being aware of it helps.

I find it so easy to get distracted - I try not to do more than one thing at any one time.

Most important was to remain focused and always have presence of mind.

Brain studies of mental workouts in which you sustain a single, chosen focus show that the more you detach from what's distracting you and refocus on what you should be paying attention to, the stronger this brain circuitry becomes.

You're a wise person if you can easily direct your attention to what ever needs it.

I've trained all my life not to be distracted by distractions.

As a player, it's important to focus on the here and now.

Sometimes I have lapses of attention, and I can lose some points very quickly.

The mind is running on all sides to think about many things, - what we call thoughts coming from outside. We must withdraw the mind from these distractions and make it abide in the self. Thus guarding the peace within we shall have to do the work without.

Be true to the thought of the moment and avoid distraction. Other than continuing to exert yourself, enter into nothing else, but go to the extent of living single thought by single thought.

Distraction wastes our energy, concentration restores it.

The quality of one's life depends on the quality of attention.

The art of concentration is a continual letting go. We let go of what is inessential or distracting. We let go of a thought or a feeling, not because we are afraid of it or because we can’t bear to acknowledge it as a part of our experience; but, because it is UNNECESSARY.

When you drive, you are doing several things at once. You are using your eyes, ears, hands, your mind. If you have meditated for many years and have reached a lofty height in your meditation, as I have, you can meditate while running and cycling and painting.

I see martial arts as moving forms of meditation. When you're sparring or drilling techniques, you can't think of anything else.

Attention is the material I work with.

I really love writing, but I am very easily distracted: my two cats fighting, a rainbow, a TV show... I have to use every trick to keep myself at the computer.

One way to boost our will power and focus is to manage our distractions instead of letting them manage us.

What do I mean by concentration? I mean focusing totally on the business at hand and commanding your body to do exactly what you want it to do.

I tune everything out.

If you cannot concentrate, you are not so happy.

I had tried to get focused on other things. But I always ended up back in the same place, and it wasn't making me happy. I needed to get the focus back.

Too much of the education system orients students toward becoming better thinkers, but there is almost no focus on our capacity to pay attention and cultivate awareness.

I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon as I see the targets, I tune them out.

While you are meditating, if your mind wanders, gently bring it back to the present moment.