When distractions are manifold, it's best to remember what you are supposed to be doing.
One of the points about distractions is that everything that they do is destabilizing.
If you have never had any distractions you don't know how to pray.
It takes an extraordinary amount of attention to manifest any ambition. But life intervenes - distractions and obligations pull us away from the ambition we originally had.
People don't want their lives fixed. Nobody wants their problems solved. Their dramas. Their distractions. Their stories resolved. Their messed cleaned up. Because what would they have left? Just the big scary unknown.
It's interesting how you can blur the line between acting and living and learn from your performances. I'm just trying to keep learning as much as I can and not get caught up in all the distractions that can play havoc with your mind.
What sets disciplined people apart? - The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
One thing that's great about having kids, especially given my career, is that it forces you out of your narcissism. I mean, I'm in a career where my product is me. So it was nice to have something, someone, come along and take the focus off me. I really needed to give myself some distractions from myself.
My husband and I try to spend some time every night that I'm home talking without distractions.
California has more distractions, more activities for the kids, more driving.
People who are obsessed with God have an intimate relationship with Him. They are nourished by God's Word throughout the day because they know that forty minutes on Sunday is not enough to sustain them for a whole week, especially when they will encounter so many distractions and alternative messages.
Stay focused, ignore the distractions, and you will accomplish your goals much faster.
My job is my sport so I have to make sure that I stay focussed on it. I train almost every day so it takes up a lot of my life and you don't want to bring any new distractions into your life.
Writers tend to work early in the morning, or late at night, when brains are naturally able to focus deeply on one thought. In the middle of the day, distractions are unavoidable. I wonder if anything worthwhile has ever been written in the afternoon.
I love movies. That's still my favorite form of escape, and I usually end up going alone. I love to go and sit in the theater by myself, no distractions.
I do think poetry needs to invite the reader, especially when there are so many other distractions while reading.
No distractions. Center yourself. This is your time.
When we play games, our brains respond differently to stress and obstacles. We're better able to control our attention and ignore distractions.
I have zero interest in these Capitol people. They are only distractions from the food.
I've trained all my life not to be distracted by distractions.