Hyperfocus: How to Work Less to Achieve More

by Chris Bailey

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productivity is highly personal. Everyone is uniquely wired and has different routines—as a result, not all productivity tactics will mesh comfortably with your life.

Modifying your environment is one of the top ways to cultivate your focus.

Whenever I have to focus, I adopt the two tactics mentioned above

Away from Mobile Phone and suitable Environment.

write every distraction that makes its way into my mind

Ask yourself: After consuming one of those products, will you be happy with how you invested your time and attention?

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Autopilot mode enables us to keep up with the demands of our life.

Come up with an honest answer to this question: throughout the day, how frequently do you choose what to focus on? In other words, roughly how much of your time do you spend deliberately and with intention, deciding in advance what you want to do and when you’ll do it?

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The more we can manage our attention with intention, the more focused, productive, and creative we become.

Directing your attention toward the most important object of your choosing—and then sustaining that attention—is the most consequential decision we will make throughout the day. We are what we pay attention to.

There are two main criteria to consider when categorizing what to focus on: whether a task is productive (you accomplish a lot by doing it) and whether a task is attractive (fun to do) or unattractive (boring, frustrating, difficult, etc.).