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Attention Control

Attention

Quick switching Single focused

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Squirrels are Cats are great at:

great at:

▪ Noticing lots of things ▪ Staying focused on a task

going on around them until they have finished it

▪ Spotting dangers and ▪ Blocking out sounds and

keeping safe movements around them

▪ Blocking out inside
▪ Switching attention from thoughts and being able

one thing to another to redirect all thoughts

rapidly
back on to the task

▪ Letting their mind wander ▪ Getting totally absorbed in

to link experiences and a task

generate new ideas

▪ Making connections

between unrelated ideas