The Who Are You Podcast #8 – Focus & attention

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The Who Are You Podcast #8 - Focus & attention
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In our increasingly noisy world, it’s easy to accept being distracted and that a short attention span is the norm. Successful individuals would however have learnt to focus and pay attention to what is most important.

Focus is both a choice and an action. It is ‘directed attention’ which takes place even in the presence of distractions. This is typified when we are asked to “pay attention”. Then, either one or several our five senses must be brought to bear on our chosen target. They’re unlikely to stay there for long without habit or an act of will. We can therefore learn to keep focus or pay attention.

So, does multi-tasking really work for you? Better than choosing to focus on one task at a time, before moving to the next? Are you still able to give adequate attention to each of the tasks? Perhaps you’ve not explored which suits you best. Listen, tell us your views or experiment with it, then share your views.

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