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How the Heck Do You Stay Focused?
Girvin
September 23, 2024
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Hey Fam,
After I talked about the Hidden Formula for Deep Work, several of you mentioned that avoiding emails and messages was your major obstacle to engaging in deep work.
So, let’s talk about focus.
Real, uninterrupted, get-in-the-zone focus.
When was the last time you had it?
If you’re like most people, it’s been a while.
“Getting deep work done is getting increasingly rarer. Big trends in business today (open offices, real-time messaging etc.) actively decrease people’s ability to perform deep work.”
Why?
Because we’re all stuck in a never-ending game of digital ping-pong.
Email. MS Teams message. Slack. WhatsApp. Text. Repeat.
As an expert or entrepreneur, your daily focus is everything. But the bottom line is… focus is harder than ever.
Focus isn’t dead. It's just hiding.
And you're going to find it.
Having studied top performers and organizations for years, here’s what I know: daily focus is not just about avoiding distractions.
It’s about redefining how you approach each day.
But how?
I suggest 5 ways.
Let’s get it.