Ever have one of those situations where the subject is just not doing it for you and you just can’t pay attention? Let’s have a look at an idea to help you find and maintain attention.
Taking the time to discover how the topic is meaningful to you is essential to maintaining attention. Why do this? Well, in his book, “Brain Rules,” John Medina sums it up nicely, “the brain doesn’t pay attention to boring things.” How do you “un-bore” a subject? Begin by exploring how the learning will be useful, meaningful or significant to you. If you cop an attitude, decide the topic is useless and you will not learn anything from the instruction…guess what? You will be correct. However, if you endeavor to drill down deep into your own motivations and potential applications you may find some important motivators to help you pay attention. As Dorothy Parker is credited for saying, “The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.”
Taking the time to discover how the topic is meaningful to you is essential to maintaining attention. Why do this? Well, in his book, “Brain Rules,” John Medina sums it up nicely, “the brain doesn’t pay attention to boring things.” How do you “un-bore” a subject? Begin by exploring how the learning will be useful, meaningful or significant to you. If you cop an attitude, decide the topic is useless and you will not learn anything from the instruction…guess what? You will be correct. However, if you endeavor to drill down deep into your own motivations and potential applications you may find some important motivators to help you pay attention. As Dorothy Parker is credited for saying, “The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.”
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