Defending yourself from being distracted by mind clutter is a moment-by-moment discipline.

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But there are limits to how far data can take you, particularly with the often distracted or influenced mind of a footballer.

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But he says he grew distracted by other things, and had in mind a more ambitious research project.

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Distracted by what I'd seen, my mind wandered, and I only realized after some time that we'd gone rather farther into the suburbs than I had anticipated.

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Do the South Africans feel unsettled, or is it that he has revenge on his mind for the hammering England handed out two summers ago when Arthur's team became distracted following the Test series?

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