Adult ADD: What Everybody Should Know… About How To Focus Attention
Focus is a very interesting thing. Its kind of confusing for a lot of people. Sometimes people have focus when they dont know that theyre focused. Some people just cant seem to focus. Some people find that theyre focusing on the wrong things, and not the things they want to focus on. Its difficult to measure.
Focus is a concept. Its very difficult to say, Im focused” right? Versus, Im not focused, because its very, very subjective. Wheres the focus scale? How much does it weigh if youre very focused? The concept is very personal. One persons focus is another persons distraction, and you really need to take these ideas into consideration when youre talking about putting these principles and techniques into practice.
Its good to develop a skill to turn focus on and off on demand, but you really want to be developing your natural areas that youre able to focus in on like crazy. I’m talking about hyper-focus, when you really get into that zone where you literally can work on a project, be thinking about something, be reading a book, be watching a TV show, or be engrossed in a...