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Strong Attentiveness

Checklist

SKILL RAG

1. I CAN BLOCK EXTERNAL UNHELPFUL OR UNRELATED

THOUGHTS

I can hold my attention on a single task until it is finished. I do not get

side-tracked by other things I see or hear.

I can ignore/block things in my environment which are not to do with

the task I am doing, e.g. other people moving, speaking etc.

2. I CAN BLOCK INTERNAL UNHELPFUL OR UNRELATED

THOUGHTS

I can hold my attention on what someone is saying or doing without my

mind wandering or switching to other thoughts.

I can keep my internal thoughts focused on the task I am doing. I can

stop my mind wandering to other ideas and topics.

I can keep my attention on the important, relevant information. I can

select the important information accurately.

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