Focus

Focus

A craftsman hammers metal on a wooden block; beside him, a cylindrical copper container—showcasing Kaikado mastery—rests against a green background.
What 150-year-old Japanese workshop Kaikado can teach us about finding calm through focus in an age of distraction.
A woman in a light pink dress sits indoors sewing, surrounded by soft furnishings, with a blue-white chalk circle drawn around her upper body.
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.
A stylized human figure runs in front of a large, abstract eye, with geometric shapes and colorful patterns in the background.
Elite athletes train their “quiet eye.” What happens if the rest of us do the same?
A man in a dark polo shirt sits and smiles in front of a background with graph lines and stock charts, evoking the analytical style of Buffett and Munger.
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.
A grayscale portrait of David Senra is centered on a collage background featuring a marble statue, abstract black-and-white swirls, and purple book spines.
The host of the Founders podcast joins Big Think for a chat about success, obsession, business genius, human nature, and more.
Two silhouetted figures on a slope; one pushes a large green sphere uphill, while the other lightly kicks a small green ball downhill against a gray grid background.
Unconsidered productivity might leave you moving efficiently in the entirely wrong direction.
An open book reveals a wand hovering over a rabbit in a hat on the left, while on the right, a blue illustration depicts someone navigating diverging paths using a clever detour technique.
Magicians use “change blindness” to delight audiences — and you can use it to become an excellent colleague.
Top image: Close-up of hands slicing a piece of raw meat with a knife, emphasizing precision akin to the longevity sought in business immortality. Bottom image: Close-up of two Zildjian cymbals of different sizes on a grid pattern background.
In a world of distractions, several remarkable companies show why focus is the ultimate strategy for endurance.
A black sheep paradox is depicted as a sheep overlaid with financial charts, including bar graphs and line graphs, on a yellow background. The data showcases various metrics and percentages.
Going against the grain is often difficult — but necessary for outperformance over the long-term.
a drawing of a green speech bubble.
It’s the paradoxical observation that the more we try to process, the less we actually can.
"Carpe diem" was only one part of Horace's poem Odes 1.11.
Unplugging only ignores the hard work of overcoming your distractions.
In the age of distraction, don't we all want to read faster and more efficiently?