“A love of classical music is only partially a natural response to hearing the works performed, it also must come about by a decision to listen carefully, to pay close attention, a decision inevitably motivated by the cultural and social prestige of the art.” ArtSocialNaturalDecisionPayAttentionMusic IsResponseHearingMotivatedClassical MusicPrestigeClassic Music Book:Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist Source: Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist
“When we multi-task, we are motivated by a desire to be more productive and more efficient. We're often doing things that are automatic, that require very little cognitive processing... Continuous partial attention describes how many of us use our attention today... to pay partial attention - continuously. It is different from multi-tasking.” LittlesDifferentUseTodayDesirePayAttentionTasksProductiveMotivatedEfficientEfficiencyCognitiveProcessingMulti Tasking Author:Linda Stone
“It's important to know that the vast majority of people who were excited in 2008 are still really enthusiastic. We've got more volunteers now than ever, and they're engaged, they're motivated, they're not paying attention to the ups and downs of polls or Washington.” PeopleKnowsStillsImportantAttentionMajorityExcitedPay AttentionEngagedMotivatedVolunteerPollsEnthusiasticUps & Downs Author:Barack Obama
“The people are not coming because of me. They didn't come before me. It's because of a lack of education and understanding, so it makes me more motivated. It's like my mother said about having an artistic child - she learned more from him and he gets more attention and more of the love, not less.” PeopleChildrenSaidMotherUnderstandingAttentionArtisticMotivatedLack Of Education Author:Wynton Marsalis