🌳 Why You Struggle To Focus

Focus can only occur when we have said yes to one option and no to all other options. In other words, elimination is a prerequisite for focus. As Tim Ferriss says, “What you don’t do determines what you can do.”

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WHY YOU STRUGGLE TO FOCUS

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In order to concentrate on one thing you must, by default, ignore many other things.

Here’s a better way to put it:

Focus can only occur when we have said yes to one option and no to all other options. In other words, elimination is a prerequisite for focus. As Tim Ferriss says, “What you don’t do determines what you can do.”

Most people don’t have trouble with focusing. They have trouble with deciding.

What I mean is that most healthy humans have a brain that is capable of focusing if we get the distractions out of the way. Have you ever had a task that you absolutely had to get done? What happened? You got it done because the deadline made the decision for you. Maybe you procrastinated beforehand, but once things became urgent and you were forced to make a decision, you took action.

Instead of doing the difficult work of choosing one thing to focus on, we often convince ourselves that multitasking is a better option. This is ineffective because the more you focus on multiple things the less you focus on one thing. Sounds pretty straightforward forward right?

How can you increase your focus?

The Warren Buffet method…

  1. Write down your top 25 goals. (This could be goals this week or goals for the year)

  2. Review your list and circle your top 5 goals.

  3. Now create list ‘A’ and list ‘B’. List ‘A’ with your top 5 goals and list ‘B’ with the other 20

Your list ‘B’ is your avoid-At-All-Cost list. No matter what, these things get no attention from you until you’ve succeeded with your top 5.

Simples.

ACTIONABLE NEXT STEPS:

If you struggle to focus or keep focused attention try the Warren Buffet method as it will provide clarity on what you actually find important.

TAKEAWAYS:

The majority of the time people lack focus because they are overwhelmed, when you try to focus on one thing, 35 other things are circling around in your head which makes focusing on the one thing more difficult. So break it down in your head, what’s important and what’s not?

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