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Some people find it easy to let their
mind wander, imagine and create
Some people find it really hard to focus
on one thing.
It is as if there is no ‘net on their brain
window’; lots of different ideas and
thoughts (not all important for what
they are doing) get let inside!
Their brain can shift quickly away from what they are meant to be
thinking about to something completely different. Before they know it,
they have switched from maths to their dream holiday!
People with this sort of attention are often great at imagining and
creating new and original ways of doing things. This sort of attention is
just what you need if you are an inventor, designer, artist or musician
and are creating new materials or inventions.
Once they have thought of a new idea which captures their interest,
they may then find it easy to focus on that one thing for a long time to
get it finished. The net goes up! This is sometimes called hyperfocus.
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