IMPORTANCE OF

ATTENTION IN OUR
EVERYDAY LIFE
By: Dr. Khusboo
WHY IS ATTENTION
IMPORTANT?
1. Attention is must for our success
2. Attention is must for the learning process
3. Attention makes you good in taking the
decision
4. Attention charged our brain
5. Attention makes you live in the moment
ATTENTION IS MUST FOR OUR SUCCESS

 Attention directly or indirectly affects our success journey,

because it is linked with our focus and concentration,
hence when you lack in the skill of attention then you will
for sure become weak in your focus and concentration, as
we all know action needs focus and concentration to have
a successful performance.
 Directly or indirectly attention is really very important for
our successful life.
ATTENTION IS MUST FOR THE LEARNING
PROCESS

Attention is the basis of the learning process,

Attention is needed in every act whether we are
listening, reading, playing etc. because our attention
will bring the positive outcome, lack of attention
will only create the disturbance and bring negative
outcome.
Your every single act requires your 100 percent
attention.
ATTENTION MAKES YOU GOOD IN
TAKING THE DECISION

 Attention is a limited and selective process, hence this

limitation of attention will ask you and your brain to put
your focus on important things, not on urgent things, hence
attention will make you a choice maker, will make you a
responsible person, will help you to know your clear goals,
hence be wise with your choices and decision, always pay
attention to important task.
ATTENTION CHARGED OUR BRAIN

 Attention works on alertness and arousal, the very first step of

attention is alert and arousal, for example, if we listen or do
something the very first thing is we feel alert and aroused, we feel
as if our battery is charged like our brain have the energy to put our
focus on a task, just the way our body needs physical energy to run
similarly our mind needs mental energy to work, and this energy is
given to us by attention, attention gives energy and power to our
brain to focus on something.
ATTENTION MAKES YOU LIVE IN THE
MOMENT

 Mindfulness, and attention works better and the best when you
focus on your present on-going task for example, if you are having
dinner with your family, then concentrate on that present moment
without getting distracted, because the moment you get distracted
your power of attention gets weak, hence attention requires
mindfulness, be present in the present moment with your body,
soul, and mind. Always stay in the moment because when you
learn to stay in the moment you learn to develop your attention
skill, hence always pay attention to the present task or to the present
moment.
SOME EXAMPLES WHICH SHOW HOW
ATTENTION IS NECESSARY TO FUNCTION
IN EVERYDAY LIFE.
• Delivering a presentation: Delivering an oral presentation on the
pros and cons of various research methodologies in front of your
classmates and professor.
• Phone conversations in busy places: Talking on the phone to a
relative in a house full of energetic children.
• Listening and driving: Listening to an audiobook while driving to
work.
• Change blindness: Paying so much attention to the magician’s left
hand, that you fail to notice that the magician changed the cards in
his right hand.
• Playing sports with crowds: Playing in a well-attended basketball tournament in the
presence of a raucous crowd, enthusiastic cheerleaders, and school band.
• Surgery: Performing an emergency medical procedure in a busy ER.
• Mental filtering: Also known as negativity bias, this involves paying attention to the
negatives and ignoring the positives. This can lead to negative consequences like
anxiety and depression.
• Listening to a lecture: Being able to follow the lecture of a professor in class even
though there are many distractions in the room.
• Dealing with snoring: Writing an academic paper in your dorm room while your
roommate snores and other residents are having a party in the hallway.
• Directing attention while driving: Driving through the city and avoiding collisions
with other vehicles, pedestrians, and bike riders.
• Belief perseverance: Selective attention may also refer to the cognitive bias of only
paying attention to things that confirm your point of view, leading you into an echo
chamber.
THANK YOU