“I went to Spago once, eight years ago. I had just closed a deal. I thought it would be fun to go to Spago and it wasn't. I got a bad table and nobody paid any attention to me.” YearsWould BeFunDealsAttentionYears AgoPaidTablesEight Author:Michael Tolkin
“As a scientist, my attention became totally focused on global warming some 15 years ago by the elegant and powerful measurements of carbon dioxide trapped in ice cores taken as much as 2 miles deep from the great East Antarctica ice sheet.” YearsPowerfulAttentionTakenYears AgoScientistFocusedEastCoreMilesIceGlobal WarmingTrappedCarbonSheetsElegantMeasurementCarbon DioxideAntarctica Author:John Olver
“Years ago, you never concerned yourself with pitch counts. Now, with statistics telling you that between this number and that number bad things happen to this particular pitcher, you have to pay attention to it. The bullpen has become a huge part of what happens now.” YearsHappensNumbersPayAttentionParticularHugeConcernedYears AgoThings HappenPay AttentionStatisticsBad ThingsPitcherBad Things Happen Author:Joe Torre
“Create sacred spaces in the workplace as well. Classrooms, five years ago, professors would say, I don't want be a nanny to my students. They can do whatever they want. Now professors are saying, put away that laptop, because studies show that it not only takes away the attention of the person who's on the laptop from the class, but everyone around them. There's like a circle around that person that's distracted and not paying attention.” WantYearsWellsPersonsShowsCan DoSpaceAttentionClassStudyFiveStudentsYears AgoSacredCirclesPay AttentionFive YearsProfessorsClassroomWorkplaceDistractedLaptopsNanniesSacred Space Author:Judy Woodruff