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Haven’t
you notice that there are instances when your thoughts are in disarray? There
are times when we have unguarded thought patterns and once we return to being
aware, we feel that these bits and pieces of ideas are incoherent.
Our
minds are thought generators, and may produce all kinds of thoughts, many of
which may not be accurate. If remained unguarded, we may lead to development of
biased ideas or uninformed generalizations.
Cognitive
psychology is the study of how people think and process information (Cherry,
2022).
One
of the features of the science of thinking is to be in control with our thought
processes brought about by internal and external stimuli. This is termed as
attention.
Attention
is the ability to actively process specific information in the environment
while tuning out other details. Attention is limited in terms of both capacity
and duration, so it is important to have ways to effectively manage the
attentional resources we have available in order to make sense of the world
(Cherry, Susman, 2022).
In
his 1890 book “The Principles of Psychology,” psychologist and philosopher
William James wrote that attention "is the taking possession by the mind,
in clear and vivid form, of one out of what may seem several simultaneously
possible objects or trains of thought.
If
the mind is distracted with multiple stimuli and the individual is not in “attention”
to such distractions, the thinking process will be disrupted into incoherent
ideas leading the mind to automatically place them in its trash bin. Meaning,
no theory, concept or robust ideas can be formed inside the brain leaving
cognition to malfunction.
Attention
is not just about focusing on one particular thing; it also involves ignoring a
great deal of competing information and stimuli. It allows you to "tune
out" information, sensations, and perceptions that are not relevant at the
moment and instead focus your energy on the information that's important.
Persons
who pay attention to the things going inside their minds most likely to become
deep thinkers. They will then develop the skill of disciplining the mind to
expand to the blue oceans (possibilities) and guard their next moves based on
the ideas formed.
The
illusion that attention is limitless has led many people to practice multitasking.
Research has pointed out how multitasking seldom works well because our
attention is, in reality, limited (Schrift, Zauberman, 2018).
Guarding our thoughts will make us more functional. The mind getting used to being distracted can lead to disorganized personalities.
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