In: Workplace Skills
Focus
When work, family, friends, hobbies, and life in general all vie for your
attention, how can you achieve clear focus and get anything done? Modern
technologies are betting that you can't. They exploit your weaknesses to battle
for your attention. The good news: Focus is a muscle that you can strengthen if
you give your brain a regular mental workout. Read these summaries to achieve
zen-like concentration.
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Summaries
Building a Second Brain
A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
Profile Books, 2022
6 simple science-backed ways to boost your attention span
Primed for constant interruptions, your brain is now distracting itself, says science. It’s time to break the cycle and retrain your focus
Science Focus, 2024
Free to Focus
A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less
Baker Publishing Group, 2019
How to Focus Like It’s 1990
Smartphones, pings and Insta-everything have shortened our attention spans. Get some old-school concentration back with these tips.
The New York Times, 2023
There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing
The neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus – and it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.
The New York Times, 2021
How to Think Clearly
By learning to question and clarify your thoughts, you’ll improve your self-knowledge and become a better communicator.
Psyche, 2021
What Olympians Can Teach the Rest of Us About Performing Under Pressure, According to a Sports Scientist
The counterintuitive lesson everyday people can steal from Olympic athletes.
Inc., 2021
