FOCUS - 10 TIPS

 

 

Based on the book “FOCUS- The Hidden driver of Excellence” written by Daniel Goleman, listing below 10 significant TIPS relevant to our habits.

 

1.      Positive Emotions

·        Positive emotions widen our span of attention

2.      Innovation

·        Innovation flourishes in free time

3.      Happiness & Peace

·        Powerful focus brings a sense of pace and with it, joy

4.      Intelligent Digressing

·        Can seek new creative possibilities, selectively detach

5.      Love and Caring

·        The more you care about someone, the more attention you pay

·        The more attention you pay, the more you care.

·        Attention interweaves with love

6.      Smart Practice

·        Smart practice calls for attention with persistence

·        Speed is a very good friend of concentration

7.      Social Sensitivity

·        Attention – More vigilant when we feel subordinate, less so when superior

·        Empathy - Lower Status people do better on tests of empathic accuracy

8.      Negativity & Cognitive Therapy

·        Negativity focuses us on a narrow range-what’s upsetting us.

·        Focusing on negatives offers a recipe for depression

·        Bring mind to good feelings and hold there

9.      Reflect

·        Finding some quiet time in your day

·        No interruptions and distractions

10.  Mental Gym / Attention training

·        Think of attention as a mental muscle that we can strengthen by a workout. Memorization works that muscle, as does concentration. 

·        The mental analog of lifting a free weight over and over is noticing when our mind wanders and bringing it back to target

·        Specifics of Practice makes all the difference