Mental Growth And Control (1902)
by
Nathan Oppenheim

 

 

The subject of attention is one of the first that should be considered after you have obtained some knowledge of the brain ; for it is an elementary mental process without which you can scarcely hope to become familiar with the actions of the mind.

You have seen how impressions are made upon the brain, and now you must understand how to get the greatest amount of good from them, as well as how to control them in ways that are advantageous to you. Not only must you know what attention means, but also you must clearly appreciate where a deficient
faculty of attention is bound to land you.

The power of concentration has always been much thought of ; and most persons, after the manner of fallible humanity, seem rather to admire it in others than endeavor to cultivate it in themselves.

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