Sentences with phrase «n't focus your mind»

You know that you can't do the research work: When you return home after that bad day at work, you can't focus your mind on researching for your essay.

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It's true that focusing on the present helps you get tasks done faster, but working on your next day's to - do lists will help in two ways: First, you'll help your future self by setting a prioritized list of items in advance, and second, you'll be clearing your mind of tasks you don't need to worry about today.

But if that's not enough to convince you that soft and fuzzy abilities are as important as concrete competencies, then a new study out of Germany might just change the mind of even the most bottom - line focused business person.

It also helps focus everyone's minds on the work, instead of interpersonal issues as a result of opacity (e.g., «Why wasn't I invited to the meeting?!»).

Focusing on results is not a Jedi mind trick meant to deceive.

«However, today's (post-earnings call with analysts) said the chips business will focus on profitability, not market share — suggesting they will continue the current course without deviation, which put our minds to rest,» he told Reuters.

While not all gossip is bad — one can share secrets about wonderful things like a suspected pregnancy or job promotion — Epstein points out that «useful gossip is, in the minds of most people, not what gossip is really about,» and so the majority of the book focuses on the more naughty kind of tattling, the kind that makes your heart beat faster when the subject of ridicule comes around the corner.

«I think it doesn't have, to my mind, a clear focus.

He said that for the retrial, the defense focused less on mental health records and experts and more on getting jurors to see into the mind of the woman who Parnham said drowned her children because she thought that if she didn't they would be taken by Satan.

«We're not going to prejudge exactly what (Glass's) path is — we'll focus on the places that are actually getting value out of it and go through the journey with them, being open - minded about where it's going to go.»

«If we just focus on being the best we can be and bringing our best character to the table, we actually can take people who weren't attracted to us five minutes ago and turn them into people who suddenly can't get us out of their minds,» Hussey said.

If you can complete a portion each day, not only will your mind stay sharp, but that focus will also help to make the task more bearable.

In business, you can not just keep the end goal in mind, you must also focus on the everyday activities and the inner workings of your business.

All of the lofty dreams in the world are useless if you don't have a single - minded focus, strong will and are willing to put in hard work.

Keep in mind that while the primary social media platform preferred by your audience should be heavily focused in your content marketing strategy, it is important that you do not ignore other channels.

Here's how he keeps his mind focused when not on the grind.

This session will focus on understanding potential perils — from food crises to pandemics and from climate catastrophes to human migration — that aren't top - of - mind in most boardrooms, but could enable CEOs to better navigate changing economic conditions and markets.

Not to mention the increased focus, memory and mind - body connection Pure Barre creates.

The focus here was not on creating a strategy with alpha but rather to develop a framework both in my mind and in code to develop more

[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate with his mind [39:30] Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?

When your mind is right, the motivation behind your hard work is the fact that you want to consistently hold your focus on what moves you to be inspired, not stacking millions.

I believe strongly in the need to go through the exercise of building a financial model (can focus mind and expose hidden assumptions and flaws), and agree that the focus should not be on formal financial documents or even on the resulting numbers themselves (that is, until you are up and running and have real numbers).

When the price of oil is the foundation of your country's economy, a sudden plunge to half its value focuses the mind wonderfully, doesn't it?

Also keep in mind that really what you want to focus on is not just the yield of a fund but the fund's total return.

I have enough passive income to give me peace of mind that if I lose my job my world won't get thrown upside down; I feel like I don't want much more than that runtil I retire or slow down at work, and I should be more growth focused and less income focused.

Still, for those who don't want the stress of a mortgage payment, considering prepayment can be a smart move for your peace of mind even if it doesn't always produce the best results if you focus solely on the numbers.

Part of the problem is that the movie doesn't know what it's about; it keeps changing its mind and losing focus.

[NYTimes] Americans haven't been this optimistic about stocks for nearly two decades [Bloomberg] The gap between sentiment and certainty is stunning [WSJ] On the ramifications of Brexit [Arp Investments] How Canada completely lost its mind over real estate [Macleans] Why Costco (COST) loves store sales: you try shipping a tub of mayo [WSJ] Q&A with Airbnb's CEO Brian Chesky [Fortune] Mobile video to grow almost 900 % by 2021 Cisco predicts [Fierce Wireless] Inside Verizon's go90, a video app mix between YouTube and Netflix [Business Insider] Your focus should be on saving money, not investment returns [Collaborative Fund] Instagram (FB) «influencer» marketing is now a $ 1 billion industry [MediaKix] Quick video on Zara: How a Spaniard invented fast fashion [YouTube]

While we remain focused on long - term business fundamentals as we evaluate potential investments, we don't mind taking advantage of higher volatility to increase exposure to high - quality businesses at more attractive prices.

GFI's science and technology department is involved in the development and promotion of the science of plant - based cultured meat, dairy, and egg technologies.33 They are currently focused on core foundational work — making connections with organizations and writing white papers and «mind maps» — and as such they do not yet have a significant track record.34 They have produced Technological Readiness Assessments — documents detailing the current state of technology, and evaluating where more research is needed.35 All the research GFI does is published, so that the industry as a whole can benefit.36 One of their biggest successes over the last year are the presentations that Senior Scientist Liz Specht gave to various venture capitalist firms.

Twitter hasn't reached that point yet, but the possibility should focus Dorsey's mind on the need for greater stability.

Instead of worrying about a demon behind every corner and whether or not our neighbor exhibits sings of demonic possession, we should be filling our minds with Jesus, focusing our minds on Christ and Him crucified, and praising Him for the victory He has won on the cross over all the principalities and powers.

If every person devoted all efforts that we seem to throw at this pointless debate to enlighten someone else's mind, and focused on, let's see I du n no, a clean renewable source of energy!!

* Because the mind does not need continually to be focussing on the past in order to preserve memory, literate cultures are freed to be forward - looking rather than backward - looking, and sequential in thought rather than redundant or back - looping.

And to add one more point if you do not mind, what we should be focusing on is not what happens while we are alive but what happens after we die.

Perhaps a surprising find in the microscope can so focus our attention on what we see that our awareness of being tired vanishes for a spell, or perhaps the feeling of fatigue comes to dominate our experience so that we can not «keep our mind on» the patterns before our eyes.

As you see it is not a form, not a place, not an action, but rather is is a mind focus stemming from believing in Jesus and knowing God.

Now this doesn't mean that the Republicans should do NOTHING on immigration, but it does mean that their economic agenda should focus on issues that would help people in the two middle quartiles (and the last quartile) get what Reihan Salam called «the basics of a dignified middle - class life — affordable high - quality medical care, education, and housing» With that in mind, here is a partial (and I'm not sure totally compatible) list of policies that Republicans should be looking at:

you really have to dig thru some sh-t to get to the gems, modern christians who claim the founding fathers on their side should keep this in mind, these men where largely liberal intellectuals with a practical bent and where not the judeo / christian zealots that some try and make them out to be, jeffersons take on jesus is wonderful and it is useful in the modern world where we really need to focus more on the lessons of jesus than THE RULES in the entire bible, as jesus said ABOVE ALL ELSE love neighbor as yourself, jefferson had a great mind and his approach to spiritual matters like this is great

Neville there were times when dominionism worked for Israel which were the exceptions rather than the rule but generally it did nt sadly because of the wickedness of peoples hearts.Power tends to corrupt people ie in the case of nebbucanezzar especially when they succeed.Like you i think Gods people have more impact by just letting Christ work through them could be me but i find politics tends to involve power money and compromise.Regardless of what political state we find ourselves Gods sovereign and his will be done on earth as it is in heaven.My focus is real simple just follow Jesus with all my heart mind soul and strength and love others as myself and that is just following Jesus daily and trusting him in everything.regards brentnz

Even when we are thinking about the environment or socio - economic and political life — ta ano phroneite, we should focus our minds and wills on the higher realities (not the inner), which must be manifested in the earthly realities — now partially, but in the end, fully.

While most of our evangelistic efforts try to simplify things so it's easy to digest, I feel like the sole focus on salvation isn't probably what God had in mind.

While I realize that the focus for this series is on how one's mind has changed, the way mine has changed demands that I focus not on mapping my individual journey but on specifying how our minds ought to change, both now and in the future.

Prioritizing and concentrating can help you focus and avoid distraction, yet you do not control your body or your mind to any great extent, thus your intent is lost, your concentration interrupted, and your focus lost to distraction.

I don't mind that kind of religion, focused on purity, love, and service.

I would suggest you focus on Christ who can ONLY be one of three things — LIAR, fully aware that he was tricking mankind, OR a LUNATIC — of a demented mind and actually believing he was GOD, but was not OR He was LORD.

The example Barr considered was human consciousness, focusing on Roger Penrose's argument that the mind can not be explained by currently known laws of physics.

Our minds are so earthly focused, it is hard to understand how just by loving Christ, and enjoying His presence, and how not trying to be like Him, but just liking Him, just by loving Jesus, we can have the contentment, joy, peace, and happiness that would never be ours otherwise — even were God to grant us all the things we prayed for.

At first I would have said no - but worship isn't about the space it is «the hearts affection and the mind's attention» as Jordan Fowler says - so I can worship anywhere, anytime, anyplace - as long as I am right with God and my focus is directed toward God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

It is not quite the same thing as concentration, which suggests an intense focusing of the mind in order to see or hear something accurately.