focus – The Story Department https://www.thestorydepartment.com Story. Screenplay. Sale. Wed, 27 Nov 2013 02:34:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thestorydepartment.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-fav-32x32.png focus – The Story Department https://www.thestorydepartment.com 32 32 2808072 [Video]: Sustaining the Habit https://www.thestorydepartment.com/video-insert-title/ https://www.thestorydepartment.com/video-insert-title/#comments Wed, 27 Nov 2013 02:29:53 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=30534 Read more]]> ‘Information consumes attention, hence a wealth of information causes a poverty of attention.’

Do you ever sit down to write, but instead find yourself browsing news sites and social media in a state of perpetual distraction?

What do you aspire to achieve with your writing, and how do you harness the lens of attention to bring about those outcomes?

How can your conscious mind shape and refine the powers of your subconscious?

In a ninety-minute lecture, author and psychologist Daniel Goleman dissects the scarcity of human attention, and outlines an array of techniques to focus – not only on your writing, but also your approach to life.

If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of a great video on Screenwriting, let us know in the comments. Thanks!

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With thanks to Jamie C.

Enjoy!

Karel

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