~Concentration

~Concentration

Concentration ignores everything except that upon which attention is focused.

Newton had an unusual ability to concentrate even at an early age. Often he forgot about the sheep and they wandered away from the farm. One evening during a severe storm, the family worried about the animals and the barn. But Isaac was not interested in the sheep; he was trying to find a way to measure the speed of the wind."

"A phenomenal ability to concentrate protected him against distraction."

Einstein had the same characteristic: "The only hint that the potential genius might be the real Einstein came from his ferocious concentration on the task to be done and his determination that nothing should be allowed to divert him from it."

A great ability to concentrate existed throughout their lives.
Newton always did a thorough job. His endurance, persistence, and attention to minute details were remarkable. He attributed much of his success to staying with a problem until it was finished.
At one time he wrote 18 drafts of a report before accepting one as final, although the last version did not differ much from the others."


Einstein could sit by the hour and watch an ant colony at work. His concentration could be maintained almost indefinitely. As a young boy he was given a compass. He was enchanted to find that the compass needle always pointed in one direction and played with it for weeks.

“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves”. Albert Einstein



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