The faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention, over a…

William James
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The faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention, over and over again, is the very root of judgment, character, and will... An education which should improve this faculty would be the education par excellence. ✨ William James (1961). Psychology: The Briefer Course, p.95, Courier Corporation
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