A THREAD on key ideas from the article 'How to Get Your Brain to Focus on What Matters' by James Clear:
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Selective attention helps you filter out the noise and focus on the signal.
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Selective attention helps you filter out the noise and focus on the signal.
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In a variety of studies, researchers have shown that website visitors have learned to ignore the common areas of webpages loaded with advertisements.
In a variety of studies, researchers have shown that website visitors have learned to ignore the common areas of webpages loaded with advertisements.
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This idea is also called the “cocktail party effect” - the idea that your brain can pay attention to a single conversation while standing in a crowded room full of people talking.
This idea is also called the “cocktail party effect” - the idea that your brain can pay attention to a single conversation while standing in a crowded room full of people talking.
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After you put in 1000s of hours practicing something & keep learning from your mistakes, your brain instinctively knows what is signal vs noise.
You know what to focus on vs ignore.
The result is increased success, and it's a major difference between amateurs & experts.
After you put in 1000s of hours practicing something & keep learning from your mistakes, your brain instinctively knows what is signal vs noise.
You know what to focus on vs ignore.
The result is increased success, and it's a major difference between amateurs & experts.
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It seems that the world is obsessed with quick fixes/performance hacks.
But when you look at how top performers in the world operate & examine what is really going on in their minds & bodies, you often see the complete opposite of a hack.
You see repetitions & consistency.
It seems that the world is obsessed with quick fixes/performance hacks.
But when you look at how top performers in the world operate & examine what is really going on in their minds & bodies, you often see the complete opposite of a hack.
You see repetitions & consistency.
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Another advantage you can have over most people looking to develop expertise: statistics.
It brings proof of whether or not you are making progress in your life and work.
You'd be looking to improve these numbers...
Another advantage you can have over most people looking to develop expertise: statistics.
It brings proof of whether or not you are making progress in your life and work.
You'd be looking to improve these numbers...
...And when you do something new and the numbers go up, that is a clear signal that this new behavior is working.
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The only way to figure out what works and what doesn't is to measure your results.
If you want to get better, then practice consistently and measure constantly.
Use that feedback to figure out what is working and what isn't.
The only way to figure out what works and what doesn't is to measure your results.
If you want to get better, then practice consistently and measure constantly.
Use that feedback to figure out what is working and what isn't.
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Experts spend more time focusing on what works.
And the only way to know what works is to put the time in.
Link: jamesclear.com/selective-atte…
Experts spend more time focusing on what works.
And the only way to know what works is to put the time in.
Link: jamesclear.com/selective-atte…
