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Junk Food For The Mind
As we get aware of how to improve our critical thinking skills and build our attention muscle, we need to stop consuming junk information that can harm our minds similar to how junk food is harming our bodies.
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Memorizing
A good way to practice focusing your attention is to memorize a situation and think about it intentionally.
Memorizing forces our brain to function and remember the information, actively removing distractions.
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Limited Attention Spans
We underestimate the value of our attention.
As technology makes us distracted, unable to concentrate or focus, we need to cultivate our attention spans and improve our clarity of thought.
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