It's slippery, let me tell you that when it comes to focus. You could be locked in, grinding, one moment, and then distracted by your phone's buzzing noise or racing ideas in your mind. Fighting to remain focused on what needs to be done in the face of everything vying for your attention is the battle right there. You need to focus like you need air if you're going to be effective out here. Without it? Everything breaks down. With everyone working hard and the world rushing by, we don't have time to be halfway in or halfway out.
It takes more than just flipping a switch to focus and have energy. You don't just wake up with a fire under your feet and a superhuman sense of readiness to take on the world. No, that is not how things operate. It is something you have to work with, develop, and gain control over. Your mind and body function similarly to an engine. Just like you can't expect a car to run on empty, you can't expect your brain to function well on little nutrition. Starting with the fundamentals will help you identify what motivates you and what derail you.
The problem is that no one ever really teaches us how to focus. It's assumed that you already know. It seems like we're told to finish the task at hand, but no one ever discusses the preparatory work necessary to remain informed. particularly just now, when everything is distracting and everyone is vying for your attention. After checking one thing on your phone for thirty minutes, you're scrolling through videos or engrossed in a group conversation. Although maintaining control is difficult, if you can't master it, you're wasting your efforts.
