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“It appeared that after first contemplating a book on some subject, and after giving serious preliminary attention to it, I needed a period of subconscious incubation which could not be hurried and was if anything impeded by deliberate thinking.... Having, by a time of very intense concentration, planted the problem in my subconsciousness, it would germinate underground until, suddenly, the solution emerged with a blinding clarity, so that it only remained to write down what happened as if in a revelation.”

“The Citizen's Petition reflects Vermont's spirit of pragmatism and across-the-board cooperation. I applaud the 'Campaign to Fix the Debt' for calling attention to one of the country's most pressing problems, our ballooning national debt, and for urging policymakers to find practical solutions.”

Country Problem Spirit Attention Citizens Calling Solutions Debt Campaigns Practicals Boards Cooperation Pragmatism Petitions National Debt Vermont

Author:Peter Welch

“Every one of my works, when I'm looking back, becomes some kind of solution, or something to concentrate on. Something to pay attention to and maybe change direction.”

Kind Pay Attention Solutions Pay Attention Looking Back

Author:Agnes Denes

“Nor do piecemeal steps however well intended, even partially resolve problems that have reached a universal, global and catastrophic character. If anything, partial 'solutions' serve merely as cosmetics to conceal the deep seated nature of the ecological crisis. They thereby deflect public attention and theoretical insight from an adequate understanding of the depth and scope of the necessary changes.”

“The leader seeks to communicate his vision to his followers. He captures their attention with his optimistic intuition of possible solutions to their needs. He influences them by the dynamism of his faith.”

Needs Leadership Attention Leader Vision Influence Solutions Communicate Intuition Optimistic Followers Capture Dynamism

Book:Lead on!: leadership that endures in a changing world

Source: Lead on!: leadership that endures in a changing world

“Your brain has an in-built mechanism for finding patterns you've programmed because of where you've put your attention. Solutions, innovations, and success come not from greater intelligence or creativity but from what we notice because of where we point those attributes”

Attention Brain Creativity Greater Findings Solutions Built Innovation Patterns Attributes Mechanism

Book:Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done

Source: Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done

“Abraham Maslow taught me, that when you're working with a patient, never let them spend more than a few moments on the problem, because what you think about is what expands, and if they're talking about the problem all the time, when they leave your session, the problem will expand. Get 'em to put their attention on what they intend to create, or on solutions.”

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Author:Wayne Dyer

“The episodic, reactive, almost frantic pace of what is broadcast makes children feel and act frantic and shortens their attention spans and their patience for activities that take time and problems that don't yield immediate solutions.”

Feels Children Problem Attention Activity Solutions Yield Pace Take Time Attention Span Frantic

Book:It Takes a Village

Source: It Takes a Village