Your insightful discussion lead me to refresh my knowledge about William James. I had forgotten that he believed that our consciousness was a continuous and unending stream of thoughts, feelings, images, ideas, sensations, conceptions, and emotions that appear before our conscious awareness and then pass away. The most significant role of this stream was selecting what to pay attention to (Carreira, 2013).
The visual image of a stream could be another way to explain attention, concentration, and focus. Streams flow, generally, in one set direction (down) yet a stream twists and turns in multiple directions. Stream have obstructions to their flow to include rocks and roots (distractions and temptations). One can cross or step in a stream,
The visual image of a stream could be another way to explain attention, concentration, and focus. Streams flow, generally, in one set direction (down) yet a stream twists and turns in multiple directions. Stream have obstructions to their flow to include rocks and roots (distractions and temptations). One can cross or step in a stream,