overcome noise
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this article came ditto in a long back Reader's Digest, when it was a good periodical
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• Practice, practice. Does mental focus develop the part of the brain used in the task, just as physical exercise builds up the muscles? Psychology professor Michael Posner of the University of Oregon used PET scans and electroencephal-ograms to trace the brain activity of people focused on given tasks. Trying a task for the first time increased blood flow and electrical activity in the brain. But as the subjects became accomplished, brain blood flow and electrical discharges decreased. The more we practice concentration, Posner believes, the less brain activity is necessary. And mental skills perfected in one area can be transferred to others.
“The key,” says Louis Csoka, who taught concentration to future battlefield commanders at West Point, “is to learn to overcome noise’ and interference, whether internal or external.” For example, if you’re a Jazz lover, you might practice by turning on some music and listening only to the alto saxophone, blocking out all the other instruments or vocals. If you’re a football fan, practice by looking at only the left outside linebacker.
link
this article came ditto in a long back Reader's Digest, when it was a good periodical
excerpt:
• Practice, practice. Does mental focus develop the part of the brain used in the task, just as physical exercise builds up the muscles? Psychology professor Michael Posner of the University of Oregon used PET scans and electroencephal-ograms to trace the brain activity of people focused on given tasks. Trying a task for the first time increased blood flow and electrical activity in the brain. But as the subjects became accomplished, brain blood flow and electrical discharges decreased. The more we practice concentration, Posner believes, the less brain activity is necessary. And mental skills perfected in one area can be transferred to others.
“The key,” says Louis Csoka, who taught concentration to future battlefield commanders at West Point, “is to learn to overcome noise’ and interference, whether internal or external.” For example, if you’re a Jazz lover, you might practice by turning on some music and listening only to the alto saxophone, blocking out all the other instruments or vocals. If you’re a football fan, practice by looking at only the left outside linebacker.
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