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What 150-year-old Japanese workshop Kaikado can teach us about finding calm through focus in an age of distraction.
In this excerpt from How to Live a Meaningful Life, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans discuss how flow transforms ordinary moments into deeply human experiences.
Elite athletes train their “quiet eye.” What happens if the rest of us do the same?
A conversation with investor and author Alex Morris on what Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger can teach us about focus, discipline, and building a life that lasts.
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Mindfulness aims to cultivate frequent moments of vivid awareness throughout the day, reconnecting us with our values and priorities, which can enhance productivity, well-being, and career success, as highlighted by Rasmus Hougaard of the Potential Project.
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Despite the pitfalls of multitasking leading to burnout, productivity expert Cal Newport advocates for "slow productivity," which emphasizes focused, intentional work that prioritizes long-term output over performative tasks, ultimately enhancing both accomplishment and well-being.
Strengthen your focus like a muscle.
The host of the Founders podcast joins Big Think for a chat about success, obsession, business genius, human nature, and more.
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“The voice in your head is not you. You are listening to that voice. It’s a heckler, trying to make you feel bad.”
Unconsidered productivity might leave you moving efficiently in the entirely wrong direction.
Magicians use “change blindness” to delight audiences — and you can use it to become an excellent colleague.
In a world of distractions, several remarkable companies show why focus is the ultimate strategy for endurance.
Going against the grain is often difficult — but necessary for outperformance over the long-term.
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Psychologist Daniel Goleman on how to train your brain with just ten minutes a day.
It’s the paradoxical observation that the more we try to process, the less we actually can.
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This productivity hack comes with an asterisk, explains note-taking guru Tiago Forte.
"Carpe diem" was only one part of Horace's poem Odes 1.11.
Unplugging only ignores the hard work of overcoming your distractions.
7mins
A neuroscientist explains how to master your focus.
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Where do you place precious brain resources?
In the age of distraction, don't we all want to read faster and more efficiently?
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James Gleick, the author of biographies of Isaac Newton and Richard Feynman, discusses what they and other geniuses have in common.
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