Research shows it takes 15 minutes and 23 seconds on average to refocus after a distraction, not the seconds most people think. Most of us have lost the ability to sustain deep concentration, and specific strategies can help reclaim it.
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We haven't focused for so long that we've forgotten how to focus. So, I'll give you an example. To go from focused to distracted back to focused. So, in other words, you're jamming, you're making your goals happen, make your dreams happen, you're working, you're doing your thing like in your creative genius, make it happen, and then something happens, a ding, a ping, a vibration, someone walks in, you get distracted, and then you go back to focus. How long does that take, right? You say, well, it takes me 30 seconds. I'm like, I'm back, you know, it takes me a minute. According to the research, it takes 15 minutes and 23 seconds to go from focused to distracted back to focused. So, most people have not been focused for so long, they've forgotten how to tap into the focus. One of the things I teach in the book is how to get laser-like focused.