An Introduction to Your Seven Attentions

How do you engage with the information around you? That's a good question to ask, and here's the beginning to that seemingly simple, yet complex answer.

Sequential and Associative. You've probably heard variations of these words before, but what do they mean in the context of our cognitive functions? You'll be surprised by what an important role they play in your everyday life.

Experience. Most of us would agree that this holds value. When you're associative, you run on experience and experiences that are similar to what you've experienced. Following along? If not, this lesson will explain everything in greater detail.

We all utilize both the associative and sequential preferences. However, the majority of us tend to have a preference for the latter. Why is this the case and which one is better?

Okay, so you've learned about the Associative and Sequential. What now? How do I start implementing this information into my daily life? In this lesson, we discuss this in great detail.

We've spent a lot of time on how we manage the information once it gets inside. But how does it get in and out in the first place? Well, there are five workhorses that do all of that and their names are listener observer, mover, reader, and talker.

Don't worry, the listener preference isn't about how well you hear. It's not even about whether you're a good listener when other people are talking. Actually, it's about which sounds raise and lower your attention and energy.

We've learned about selective, now it's time to take a look at its counterpart, active. For those of you on this side of the bell curve, your auditory process is going to be more active and curious about the sounds being heard around you.

Why does the mug that your great-grandmother gave you hold so much value to you? It's no better at holding liquid than the mug you bought at the kitchen store, in fact, it's chipped. Nonetheless, you still care about it more. This is your symbolic observer at work.

The next stop on the Kairos journey. Mover, reader, and talker. What do they all share in common? Hint, it's the same rush of calm and clear focus you get when you're experiencing a runner's high. Neurostimulus, the natural and completely legal stimulant that's available to all of us.

Do you feel that you have to fidget after being seated for only a few minutes? On the flip side, are you able to sit in a chair for long periods of time without moving? These are the two sides of the Mover preference. Which side do you fall on, active or selective?

Decoding text is a three-step neurological process. You search and find a letter or word, recognize that letter or word as a symbol, and then recognize that symbol as a sound. It seems complex, but you're doing this right now reading this description. What's great is that some people get a neurostimulus from this simple action!

Talker doesn't measure whether we like to talk or don't like to talk. It doesn't tell us whether we are extroverts or introverts. What it represents is how often, when we talk, we receive a neurostimulus that helps us think more clearly, store in memory more durably, retrieve from memory more reliably, and develop a sense of calm and focus.