Sentences with phrase «about time and attention»

Perhaps this is because of the stereotypes Canadians associate with politicians: 60 per cent of those polled admitted that politicians» reputation for dishonesty would put them off, while others would be concerned about time and attention at home.

60 % of those polled admitted that politicians» reputation for dishonesty would put them off, while others would be concerned about time and attention at home.

Not exact matches

I'm not just talking about Square's losses ($ 154 million in 2014, which the company's on track to match this year), its disastrously expensive deal with Starbucks (which cost it $ 28 million in 2014), or Dorsey's other CEO job at Twitter (which, as the Square prospectus drily notes, «may at times adversely affect his ability to devote time, attention, and effort to Square.»

Last week we talked about multitasking and the associated «time costs» of splitting your attention between projects, on - going tasks, and interruptions.

At the time, the Linden, N.J., entrepreneur didn't think twice about putting in 18 - hour days, six days a week, despite the flagging energy and dwindling attention span that plagued him most evenings.

Face - to - face conversation is all about non-verbal cues, so pay attention and be fully there next time.

In any case, it's generally a good investment of the modest amount of time it takes to pay attention and be polite unless the people pitching haven't done their homework, don't appreciate or want to hear about the magnitude or difficulty of what they're setting out to do, or just aren't really prepared to effectively present and defend their ideas.

The next time you hear one speaking about «love» in terms of how colleagues treat one another and work together pay close attention.

So the next time you hear one speaking about «love» in terms of how colleagues treat one another and work together pay close attention.

It's about creating something useful that actually earns people's time and attention, as opposed to interrupting.

They don't worry so much about square corners, neat piles and getting everything done exactly on time and to a T — they're focused on paying attention to what's most important for the business in the moment and that always taking precedence even if other tasks get left undone.

Take your most important goal right now — whether it's to lose weight, make more money, or land the promotion at work — and spend some time focusing all of your attention towards getting very clear about the answers to the questions I just proposed.

Quick, now: Who is more likely to be paying attention and worrying about those nickels, employees who trust management and feel like owners or employees who are only putting in time?

And I went on a diatribe about how most of the news media is focused on all the negative stories all day long, because we pay 10 times more attention to negative news than positive news, because we're evolutionarily advantaged to do that.

«The truth about ideas is that even the best succeed only when they attract the attention of the people who matter -; and when the timing is right,» insists BusinessWeek.

We're constantly torn with decisions about how our time should be spent, which areas need closer attention, and whether a request of our time is worthwhile.

We are frequently interviewed, give workshops and speak at conferences about how traditional digital and social marketing doesn't work and it's time to focus on the relationships that deliver trust and attention.

This is nice and all, but isn't it a shame that every time we have some kind of holiday or big event CNN chooses to hijack the attention with something about Jews.

I've found that at times, a closed door has a mirror on it, forcing me to examine myself and showing me something about myself, some part of my character that needs work or a facet of my spiritual life that requires attention.

That was a very interesting read many comments caught my attention I've recently been diagnosed with Bipolar I have hallucinations and hear voices in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't evil telling me to do bad things to people when I get put into a mode of fear I live in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered loll

«Then at least,» I wrote at the time, «left to ourselves, we will be able, under the guidance of a new Holy Father (who will, I hope and pray, see it as his aim to complete the work of the pontificate which has just come to such an unexpected end), and with God's help, return in the light of a new Eastertide to the business of building up the Church once more, free of the attentions of the roving media protagonists who so rarely care a jot about what, for a week or so, is currently attracting their fitful attention.»

If they spent 1/10 the time, money and attention to unwed mothers, poor families, and the racial divide in adoptions (everyone wants a white baby, no one wants ethnic babies, ethnic toddlers, or white or ethnic teenagers), then maybe women would be less scared about having problem / unwanted pregnancies.

Read the passage and pay close attention to what Jesus says about marriage between a man and a woman in the beginning of time.

Christian interpretation since medieval times has assumed that this was repeating something about «angels» which we already knew and has therefore paid little further attention to those texts.

2) Here's a brave documentary by one Sophie Peeters about the constant sexual attention and harassment endured by the young women of Brussels, Belgium, and 9 times out of 10 at the instigation of immigrant men, it appears most of them Muslim (or «Muslim - raised,» if you prefer).

When the noise had subsided, he told them a story about Harlem and promised more next time if they behaved.10 Not only did he win their attention for class instruction, but he moved into the neighborhood for two months to live among them.

We now live in a culture in which about half of all marriages end in divorce; in which nearly half of all children spend part of their childhood in fatherless homes; in which women and men who put their families first are falling behind economically and professionally; in which many of the nation's youngest citizens are starving for parental time and attention, and often for basic material necessities.

At the same time, however, I have called attention to the difficulty of trying to work out an «ecological» approach to social policy when we, like the chaos scientists, know so little about how to predict and influence long - term developments.

There is no self - conscious theology of revelation in the Scriptures, and the topic receives little formal attention even in the history of doctrine up until about the time of the Enlightenment.

Observer — try instead of religious fanatics or zelots to be concerned about any group that feels that the time talking or dialouge is past and more drastic measures must be done so that people will begin to pay attention.

Although he is shy about public attention, the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and New York magazine have all done profiles of Konchalski, with the latter calling him «the last great (and good) basketball scout» in an industry too often devoid of integrity.

The thought process that went into building these applications, Facebook being the first of them... was all about: «How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?»

What we ought to be concerned about in self - examination is not this or that supposed sin — although sometimes these will be obvious and serious enough to require attention — but rather whether we are becoming more open to the Love that is God, more readily concerned to be instruments of that Love, and more willing to share that Love with others, in whatever ways are possible for us in our given place and time.

But it may happen occasionally, especially in times of frustration, that our attention is diverted to an encompassing and «unsolvable» set of questions: «Why should we be so concerned about politics at all?

Risotto just takes a little bit of time to make, about 30 minutes, and constant attention.

I didn't pay much attention to the proof times (I'm a novice at baking) so didn't finish until about 10:30 at night, but as you promised, the prep was easy and the result is so hard to describe.

I felt that I needed to share recipes on Friday that you can save for the weekend, which required a bit more attention to detail, but at the same time were stress relievers because I don't know about you, but cooking and baking to me are is something I do to relax and just have some fun.

It's also a time to bring attention to the hard working dairy farmers and their responsible practices, which include care and commitment to their animals as well as to our environment — you can learn more about the dairy farming industry's sustainability efforts

Sometimes, we may need to be reminded that it's about putting the other first, stretching out our hands and offering our attention and time, as well as being open to receiving, and just simply loving the person we have by our side.

And it's about time that we all started paying attention, because once the Ace Hotel opens this winter, the secret will be officially out.

We try to make the wine service as casual and fun and easy as can be, while looking at the customer and seeing how far can I push them and still keep their attention — realizing at the same time that it's only about the wine as much as they want it to be.

I know I should and hear wonderful things about it, it's just that every time I've had the chance something else captured my attention instead.

It is ridiculous to say this about any manager under pressure to perform in the Premier League and especially about Wenger, who is believed to have a huge attention to detail and is said to control every aspect of the club, perhaps too much at times.

United have no time to think about the Champions League exit and should quickly turn their attention to tomorrow's big game at Old Trafford as the FA Cup offers us the last chance to win any silverware this season.

Made of wood, wearing one of these will get you attention, and while chatting about your beautiful watch you will know what time it is.

I've been married and divorced twice, but when I divorced the first time — in my 20s, with no children — I never paid attention to any articles about reinventing myself as a divorcee.

In a paper published in the journal Behavioral Sciences and the Law, scientists at the University of Colorado School Medicine note that, all too often, the «sensational media attention» surrounding CTE «divorce discussion of CTE from the well - established natural history and typically favorable prognosis of mTBI,» while, at the same time, such reports - and the scientific reports about CTE to which they are connected - imply direct connections between complex, multi-determined behaviors such as murder and / or suicide and mTBIs occurring in the remote past of individuals engaging in those behaviors.»

a few months before my son was born i updated my facebook account about our cats (something that i used to frequently do — yes, i am that person) and my cousin (who had a one year old at the time) made a comment something like «make sure you give them a lot of attention now, they won't get any when the little one is born!»

While there is certainly justification for being thoughtful about this time of important transition, too often, both our children and we are paying too much attention to the wrong things and not enough to the right things.

I also completely agree with Arwyn — it's a double - standard, either we're neglecting our kids by doing anything other than paying attention to them all the time, or (as Her bad Mother recently experienced and posted about) we're looked down upon as a waste of humanity b / c we're taking care of our children.