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How to Focus on One Thing at a Time for Best Results

Get the most out of each task.

Anangsha Alammyan
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There must have been times in your life where you were so completely immersed in the task you were doing, that you lost track of time. When the past and the future ceased to exist, and only the present mattered.

For example, you might have started painting some scenery, and before you realised, the day was over, and it was already dark outside. Or maybe you settled in with a book, and by the time you were done reading, it was already 5 AM and time to start a new day.

The opposite is also true.

You must have been through times when you are doing something you don’t particularly enjoy, like attending a boring lecture or sitting in a meeting you have no interest in, and you look at your watch after what felt like hours and realise only five minutes have passed.

As Albert Einstein famously quoted:

“Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute.”

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