# The challenges of attention Three different stages can be considered: 1. Manage your [[Directed attention]] - Free more time to read/learn - Better select your information sources - Read smarter - Retain more 2. Manage your knowledge - Invest in your cognitive potential - Create new perspectives for yourself and others - Develop your own system 3. Learn to capture and leverage attention When you master the first stage, you have stopped wasting your time. When you master the second stage, you grow. When you get to the third stage, you help others grow.