On Focus

What is the one thing
that truly matters
more than any other?

What is the one thing
that makes you say yes
and no to everything else?

Are you saying yes to it
and doing that one thing
and saying no to everything else, right now?

If not,
what else is your imagination
focused on?

3 ideas + 3 questions on focus, from me.

Focus is about bringing all of your attention and awareness to the doing of one thing at a time. It requires a ruthless and relentless dedication. You cannot focus with a lot of options to choose from in the present moment. You cannot have focus when you cannot choose. You cannot have focus when you say yes to everything and then try to do everything at once. Eliminate everything but the one thing that matters most right now. And then, do this consistently and repeatedly until you are done the one thing that matters most right now. When you do this well, you have mastered focus.

Three ideas for your journey:

1. Focus is about saying no. No to anything that doesn’t matter most to getting done what you need to do right now.

2. Focus is a functional way of using your mind. Master your focus. Master your mind.

3. Focus has a compounding effect on your other capabilities. Apply focus to any of them and they both get better. Do it consistently over time and they continue to get better.

Plus, three questions:

1. For the last 30 days, on a scale of 1-10, how many days was your focus above an 8?

2. Do you have an easy time saying yes?

3. How much of the reality you have now is due to your ability to apply focus consistently?

3 insights on focus, from others.

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