5 Practical Things Highly Focused People Do Daily

In the 21st century, focus equals freedom.

Sinem Günel
Personal Growth
Published in
7 min readJan 26, 2021

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Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash

Today, we have access to more information than ever before. While that’s a blessing for various fields such as science and medicine, it often ends up being a curse for our mental health and productivity.

Most of us are surrounded by too much information without enough time to process all of it.

However, the good news is that you can learn how to overcome this flood of information and develop a method to deal with countless distractions. And that’s exactly what highly focused people do to thrive in the 21st century.

They don’t trust their brains

Highly effective and focused people don’t trust their brains. They know that their brainpower is valuable and don’t waste their energy on redundant or repetitive tasks.

Similarly, they don’t try to memorize basic information but store it externally.

Focused people have systems that do the work for them. These systems include planners, calendars, task management tools, and anything else you need to stay organized and effective.

The truth is that you can build your individual structures that align with your needs and wants. However, make sure to pay…

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