Status: Tags: Links: Deliberate Practice
Focus
Much like being a blacksmith taking time to perfect their process, you don’t need a rarified job, but rather a rarified approach to your work
Principles
- Consists of our Automatic Attention and our Intentional Attention
- Interruptions can come from anywhere inside your body, your mind, or your immediate environment
- Can be monitored using a My Distraction Journal
Cultivation
- Mindfulness Sensory Practices can help us regain control of our focus
We can maintain focus by:
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Staying clear from Distractions and Shallow Work
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Maximize the meaning and satisfaction of the task at hand
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If you want background audio while focusing on something, listening to the same thing on repeat to focus
Benefits
- Humans are most captivated when immersed deeply in something challenging (See Flow)
- Deep concentration slows down the thought process, and speeds up awareness, allowing us to more intricately examine our thought process
Obstacles
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