Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life

by Jim Kwik

“I define concentration as my ability to keep my awareness on one thing for an extended period of

To him, it isn’t your mind that’s moving; it’s your awareness.

Another key to boosting your concentration is de-cluttering your environment.

CALMING YOUR BUSY MIND

But if you’re in the middle of the day and can’t afford to get away for more than a few minutes, there are still some things you can do. Three important ones are: 1. Breathe

4–7–8 Method. It works like this:

This is one breath. Now inhale again and repeat the cycle three more times for a total of four breaths.9

KWIK START What is that one important thing that you’re avoiding that is affecting your focus?

Mind Wandering

“I’ll worry about that later” isn’t likely to keep that worry from creeping back 20 minutes from now. But saying, “I’ll worry about that at 4:15” very well might.

Take a good look at your to-do list and identify the thing (or things) on it that is likely to invade your thoughts until you get it done. Formulate a plan for dealing with that task using some of the antiprocrastination tools you now have. Do something right now that changes your productivity environment so you can do a better job of staying on task. Practice a technique for calming your busy mind. Does it work for you? If so, commit to using it regularly.

Take care of my mail

Take a good look at your to-do list and identify the thing (or things) on it that is likely to invade your thoughts until you get it done. Formulate a plan for dealing with that task using some of the antiprocrastination tools you now have. Do something right now that changes your productivity environment so you can do a better job of staying on task. Practice a technique for calming your busy mind. Does it work for you? If so, commit to using it regularly.

Clean environment - Manage Focus by managing my awareness of the task at hand

Take a good look at your to-do list and identify the thing (or things) on it that is likely to invade your thoughts until you get it done. Formulate a plan for dealing with that task using some of the antiprocrastination tools you now have. Do something right now that changes your productivity environment so you can do a better job of staying on task. Practice a ...

Breathing and Mindfullness

STUDY If I’m going to be a lifelong student, how can I optimize my study time? Is cramming the best way to learn something? How do I become a better note-taker?