Shifting Careers - Fighting a Workplace War Against Distraction - NYTimes.com

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The exciting news is that the enigma of attention has just begun to be mapped, tracked and decoded by neuroscientists who now consider attention to be a trio of skills: focus, awareness and so-called executive attention. Think of it this way: You can be “aware” that you’re in a beautiful garden and then you can “focus” on an individual flower. The last piece, “executive attention,” is the ability to plan and make decisions.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/jobs/22shifting.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/jobs/22shifting.html