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b"Attention and focus may be at the top of every employer\\u2019s list and every woman\\u2019s dating requirements. We live in a society that highly values attention and praises anyone who can focus long enough to accomplish the seemingly impossible. Yet, many of us continue to struggle with both. Mindfulness is viewed as something that would be nice but very few are actually mastering the practice of being present and attentive in the here and now.\\nWith stress and overwhelm overtaking us at every turn in the day our minds are flooded and vulnerable to digital attacks and sabotage initiated by our own self. Amishi Jha is a professor of psychology at University of Miami and author of the new book,\\nPeak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day. She\\u2019s joining Lisa to dispel the rumours that improving your attention and meditation skills means that you have to clear your mind. She\\u2019s calling it out, and giving simple strategies and techniques you can start using before this episode ends. It\\u2019s time to take back your attention, regain your focus and do it in 3 simple steps.\\n\\nSHOW NOTES:\\nAttention | Amishi reveals while attention can be a superpower it is vulnerable too [0:36]\\nPrioritized Info |How attention systems helps to prioritize information into subsystems [5:08]\\nSuppressing Memories | Amishi shares ways to stop thinking about troubled memories [10:46]\\nFloodlight Focus | Information that is not limited but has a broad and receptive range [12:49]\\nEmotional Overwhelm | Strategy to manage emotions and overwhelm from 3rd person [15:32]\\nHijacked Focus | When we create a simulated reality and are not in the present [20:29]\\nExecutive Control | Amishi on the power of your mind\\u2019s attention being guided by goals [29:51]\\nOverriding Attention | Mindfulness of your attention requires initiating executive control [32:20]\\nMeditation | How mindfulness meditation is about staying present without the extra story [34:34]\\nBecoming Aware | Amishi shares simple exercise to find your attention flashlight [43:05]\\nWandering Mind | Amishi on why you don\\u2019t need to clear your mind, redirect instead [49:35]\\nWell Wishing Practice | Deliberately speak to deep care and concern to yourself [52:55]\\n\\nCheck out our sponsors:\\nAthletic Greens: Go to https://athleticgreens.com/lisa and receive a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase!\\nInsideTracker: insidetracker.com/womenofimpact\\nBlinkist: Go to https://blinkist.com/woi Try it FREE for 7 days and save 25% off your new subscription.\\n\\nAre You Ready for EXTRA Impact?\\nCalling all Badasses!! If you really want to level up your confidence game, check out the WOMEN OF IMPACT SUBSCRIPTION, specially designed to turn you into the badass you were born to be!\\xa0\\nWomen of EXTRA Impact Subscription Benefits:\\n\\nNew episodes delivered ad-free\\n\\nExclusive access to listen to Women of Impact round table discussions, weekly motivation, previously unreleased episodes, and more!\\xa0\\n\\nSubscriber-only access to an additional 4 podcasts with hundreds of archived Women of Impact episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists, and updated weekly.\\n\\nLooking to boost your confidence? Check out the Get Confident playlist.\\xa0\\n\\nWant to repair and heal your relationships? Start with Love Lab.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nCurious about your health? We\\u2019ve got you covered in Health Hub.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nAnd of course, weekly boosts of mini-motivation from Lisa herself that'll have you strutting through life with your head held high on the Badass Boosts playlist\\xa0\\n\\nDon't settle for mediocrity when you can be extraordinary!\\nSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/457ebrP\\nSubscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"