Instead of narrowing our focus like negative emotions do, positive emotions affect our brains in ways that increase our awareness, attention and memory.

积极的情绪会通过提升我们的意识、注意力和记忆力等方式来影响我们的大脑，而不是像消极情绪那样限制我们的注意力。

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Absorption is the ability to become deeply engaged in an experience with a narrowing of attention that lessens awareness of distracting internal states or external conditions.

吸收是指一种缩小注意，减少内部或外部条件分心并深深投入某件事情的能力。

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Another screen for narrowing your decision list is the degree of management attention required.

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