How Focus Works
Focus is not about sustaining attention. Actually, not really…
Focus is about bringing our attention BACK to a certain object or objective.
Nearly every human has some interruption in their attention every 30 seconds. The humans who can ‘Focus’ are the ones who are good at bringing their attention back to the object of focus. That is Focus.
Focus is a skill, and a tool.
Because Focus is a skill, it is learnable.
And, the training takes some time to establish. You’re literally growing new neural circuits when you train a focused act. Its living tissue that forms neural ‘root balls’ of connection in your brain. It takes time to grow a garden ;-)
There’s a saying: ‘A focused mind is a healthy mind.’
Do you want to have a healthy mind? If so, learn to say NO to distractions, and really focus on your work. Turn off your cell phone. Turn off alerts and notification. Ignore others who want your attention. Even ignore feelings of ill-health, headaches, etc. Just focus. Bring back your attention to the objective.
Focus for a minimum of 15 minutes at a time, and a maximum of 30 minutes when learning a new skill.
The easiest way to train saying NO to distractions is:
Understand the WHY, the motivation for learning. Get your AIM right (See this link)
Establish and COMMIT to a certain place (Work Habit) and time to do your work.
DO the work for 45 days (45 day challenge)
GET SUPPORT from a group of like-minded people who meet every week to review. (Link: how to form a support group)
REWARD yourself at the end of it. (45 day challenge)
This habit will eventually become a form of flow, an established meditation that you do and to enjoy immensely.
The 45 Day Challenge works. If you really want to learn a new skill, move some stuck energy in your life, do this challenge.