As a teacher you are more or less obliged to pay the same amount of attention to everything. That can read more

As a teacher you are more or less obliged to pay the same amount of attention to everything. That can wear you down.

In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us.

In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us.

Concentrated attention is the collection of units of power on a chosen point of intention.

Concentrated attention is the collection of units of power on a chosen point of intention.

In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits.

In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits.

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.

Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.

The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.

The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.

I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.

I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.