#Focus
6 articles tagged with #Focus
Small Tasks You Repeat a Hundred Times Add Up
Typing the same reply or address takes seconds, but a year of repeats adds up to hours. Use the xkcd chart to find which repeats are worth removing.
A Mind for Thinking: Why Writing Things Down Frees Your Focus
Unfinished tasks keep tugging at your attention. Learn why capturing them, then naming a next step, frees your mind, with ideas from GTD and psychology.
Focus Isn't a Talent. It's an Environment You Design
Focus depends less on willpower than on the cues around you. What habit research says, and how to set up your desk so the focused choice is the easy one.
Saying No to Good Things to Make Room for What Matters
Good options are the hardest to refuse. Greg McKeown's Essentialism shows why choosing fewer commitments on purpose leaves room for what matters.
The Hidden Cost of Switching Between Tasks
Switching tasks leaves part of your attention on the last one. What attention residue research shows, and simple ways to switch with less drag.
The Pomodoro Technique: Focus in 25-Minute Rounds
Learn the Pomodoro technique in five minutes: 25 focus, 5 break, long break after four rounds, plus steady background sound. Then see how Snipset runs it on Windows.