Focus.md

Focus

Focus (absorption, concentration) is the ability to narrow the attention so as to apply it in a more detailed and penetrating way for sustained periods of time on some chosen part of your present experience.

• Whatever your primary motivations are in life, you won't get anywhere by waiting for something to happen. Plan! It'll never be the right time.
  • Humans do not think [[Thinking|strategically]] by default.
• Environmental changes can make it easier to attend effectively to the right things.
  • Removing clutter and other distractions can make attention less difficult, for which the virtues of orderliness and simplicity can help.
  • Disable notifications and badges so that you don't mindlessly open distracting apps.
• [[Meditation|Mindfulness meditation]], e.g. breath-counting, seems to be a go-to technique for developing focus.
• Periodic exposure to nature and out-of-doors in an relaxing, undemanding way can restore attention capability.
• Attention is a scarce resource. Everything in the world is fighting to get yours.