Focus: The Most Valuable Skill Of The 21st Century
If there’s one thing that many ambitious people struggle with, it’s staying focused on their work for longer periods of time without getting distracted.
Yet, it’s those who are able to focus deeply on their most important work — without getting distracted every few minutes — who actually get it done fast and of high quality. In fact, they are the ones who get ahead in work and life.
“The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”
— Alexander Graham Bell
Personally, I dare to say that implementing a daily deep focus session has helped me to shave off at least 2 hours of my entire workday. Through my focus process, I’m able to complete my most valuable tasks both much faster and of much higher quality — simply because I can direct all of my mental resources towards the task, without getting distracted.
The Distraction Epidemic
As mentioned before, the ability to focus deeply for long periods of time is a big problem for many of us. In fact, here are some extremely worrying statistics about how problematic it actually is:
- A study led by Harvard showed that the average knowledge worker spends 47% of his or her day in a state of…
