In: Workplace Skills

Focus

When work, family, friends, hobbies, and life in general all vie for your attention, how can you achieve clear focus and get anything done? Modern technologies are betting that you can't. They exploit your weaknesses to battle for your attention. The good news: Focus is a muscle that you can strengthen if you give your brain a regular mental workout. Read these summaries to achieve zen-like concentration.

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