Hey guys, what do you think about this framework for thinking about focus? Does it reflect your experience or no? I wanted to try something different and build a solution to the question from the ground up (roughly speaking). Keep in mind that I am using a hedonic frame of reference or lens (to use a term I’ve used in other videos) here. I feel that looking at the problem of focusing through this lens gives the user a relatively comprehensive and flexible mental model.
This framework can also be scaled up to include multiple people which is why I think it is so powerful. Imagine that you run a company of 10 people, and you ask yourself: how can I make everyone more focused? You can use the same model. Start by reducing stressors (black holes): hiring people who are not toxic, giving fair wages, etc.
Anyways, I’d love to hear your thoughts! Do you use a different model for focus? Let me know. Thanks for watching! - Justin
FreedominThought
Summary:
0. Be stress free, destress. Try meditation.
1. Prioritize tasks, create priority list, score each task and should add up to 100.
2. Allocate 80% time on long term gains and 20% on short term. Take breaks for short term stuff.
3. Create Not-ToDo list EVERY DAY.
4. Tasks that are directly fun are more easier to focus; job vs video game.
5. Set time limit for work session, it keeps you on toes and motivated.
troooooper
When you get unfocused to watch a video about getting focused.
PaulO-rexx
watching this while procrastinating from studying
Jazzsterr
*stares at orange juice cartoon because it says concentrate*
ContinualImprovement
Watching the first 30 seconds of this video made me realize that I wasn't focusing and I went back to finishing whatever I was previously working on. Very efficient and effective.
ethanwest
*the main part* of the video
starts at 10:10
SoumOrg
I used to be first in class in high school, but for the past 2 years I've been able to focus on school work unless i pull an allnighter for the exam next day. It feels like I've forgot how to concentrate, how to study...
quijote
"Sometimes, the students who perform the best are the ones that are the most stress-free and not the ones that are the most intelligent."
Now you know how to improve your test scores.
nidhikini
For someone with ADHD, this example lost my focus pretty quickly...
Slimkilam
as a hippie going through an existential crisis as to whether or not putting in this work matters or not, I found this highly profound. kudos to you mayne
pariahcellist
exactly what i needed! the internet can be such a distracting place and focus seems to become rarer and rarer... i use youtube to get more people interested in my business, but often times i end up being side-tracked while working on my content. this is definitely something i need to work on...
moritzschroder
You touch on a good point.. where do we consciously focus.. due to our memory we act consciously towards what we think will maximize our desired emotional state.. but we dont have to.. its very limiting to only focus on known patterns.. we even put these learned responses so deep into our behaviors that they become second nature.. or unconscious.. this is a terrible shame as we loose the ability to act according to new situations.. we project old situations onto new situations out of habit..as your trying to point out very correctly, , we should always be searching to get the balance of what we remember and looking for new possibilities.. trying to see things in different ways..
willyouwright
I was so focused watching this video my house burned down :(
Tony
I agree, with a few caveats.
First off, one person might find an activity incredibly enjoyable while another person might completely detest the same activity .
And second, some activities can provide both short term and long term pleasure. Those are the best things to engage in.
AdvenU
Increasing Focus Requires Practice, and Practice makes Perfect, or should I say Perfect Practice makes Perfect. If you practice the wrong way than you're only ingraining bad habit, I see this video a guide on how to practice increasing my focus, it teaches me which way to practice, but it's by no means a supplement to practice. 👍
becoming_conscious
This is some real awesome stuff, even for some struggling with attention deficit problems. Sometimes there's nothing 'wrong' with how we are, we just need to learn new ways of managing ourselves. And for that purpose, this video is phenomenal.
jomk
as someone with ADHD, having this fine of a control over my focus, and switching between generalized focus and narrow focus on demand is almost impossible
tjs
tip: any time you have a distracting thought or random idea you want to explore/google/look into, write it down on a post it note. by the end of your revision period you'll have a list of things you're finally allowed to look into - this means you don't waste time looking at it during revision but you also don't forget what it was you wanted to look into
infinitelyfinite
Even though I am a youtuber myself, I rarely subscribe to any channel, rarely post comments, rarely click like and rarely activate notifications for a channel. Well, your channel and particularly this video is one of the exceptions. That's what I've been learning and telling people about in the last 18 months or so... You approached the topic really well. My goal is to be able to make videos with the same quality for my channel... It will take a lot of work but when I get there I hope to be able to spread this message to as many people as possible. Thanks a lot for another great video and when I sign up to Brilliant it will be through your link.
