306 Quotes About Concentration

Religion demands above all the concentration of the spirit...it is a thrusting into the unity of all things so as to come to grips in the hiddenness of the soul with the unity of the One from Whom it all comes.

At any rate, during the few hours when the depressive state itself eased off long enough to permit the luxury of concentration, I had recently filled this vacuum with fairly extensive reading and I had absorbed many fascinating and troubling facts

The price of winning is dedication and the price of dedication is concentration. To get any of the two you have to accept to toil for both.

Not all activities are equal in this regard. Those that involve genuine concentration—studying a musical instrument, playing board games, reading, and dancing—are associated with a lower risk for dementia. Dancing, which requires learning new moves, is both physically and mentally challenging and requires much concentration. Less intense activities, such as bowling, babysitting, and golfing, are not associated with a reduced incidence of Alzheimer’s. (254)

A great way to get rid of stress is, every once in a while, do something totally different and unexpected without any prior planning.

In my study, there are stacks of papers to grade, books I should have read & reviewed months ago, but I have no concentration: the time slips through my fingers like water.

Turn your actions into concentrated practices.

Everyone who concentrates all day, in the evening needs to let the half-wit out for a walk. 76

She'd never been able to concentrate on one thing in her entire life. Maybe that was it. Life wasn't here to distract her now.