The Overlooked Responsibility of the Decision Maker

Are you paying attention to what is getting your attention?

In Episode 5 of The Breath of Fresh Air Podcast, we examine attention, distraction, trust, technology, social media, parenting, health, food, education, and the institutions we rely on to make decisions for us.

Our children are growing up in an environment where nearly everything is competing for their attention—but adults are facing the same problem. Phones, social media, entertainment, advertising, news, businesses, and other forms of content are constantly asking us to look, listen, click, buy, follow, and consume.

But what happens when we stop paying attention to ourselves?

This episode explores an important question:

Who is paying attention to the things that affect your life when you aren't?

We discuss how children develop habits from what repeatedly captures their attention, why parents can feel like they are competing with their children's phones, how adults can become distracted from their own goals, and why what we consume can influence what we think, believe, feel, and eventually become.

We also examine the trust we place in institutions, experts, businesses, healthcare, education, food providers, technology, and other systems that influence our everyday lives.

This conversation asks:

• Why is attention so important?

• Why are children becoming increasingly distracted?

• How does social media affect our attention?

• How does technology compete for our attention?

• Why do we have difficulty paying attention to ourselves?

• How does what we consume influence who we become?

• Should we question what we have been taught?

• Does a degree or credential automatically mean something is true?

• Why is it important to investigate the information we receive?

• How can we become more intentional about what we watch, listen to, eat, and believe?

• Why do we blindly trust systems and institutions to pay attention for us?

• How can parents help children develop better attention habits?

• What happens when distraction keeps us from our goals?

• How can you take control of what gets your attention?

• What should you pay attention to when it comes to your mental and physical wellness?

• How can you reset your social media feed to support who you are becoming?

The episode uses a simple idea: your life is like a map.

Your current location matters.

If you don't know where you are, it becomes difficult to determine the best route to where you want to go.

Pay attention to your body.

Pay attention to your mind.

Pay attention to what you're eating.

Pay attention to what you're being taught.

Pay attention to what you believe.

Pay attention to what you consume.

Pay attention to what gets your attention.

Pay attention to what you are becoming.

Because if you don't pay attention, you may eventually become exactly what someone else wanted you to become.

The Breath of Fresh Air Podcast offers fresh perspective and reflective guidance to help you overcome challenges and become who you're capable of becoming.

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