Chapter 27 Focus

On a daily basis we're bombard with information, opportunities and task that compete for our attention. So often we find ourselves trying to do more than one thing at a time - Which is actually impossible. Our mind can only focus on one thing but it will jump continuously between each thing. And those things are not always what we want to be focusing on. We tend to start one job and break off intermittently as we remember the other things we should be doing.

There's a lot of stuff that can distract us in life. But to get things done we need the ability to move and sustain our attention. It's amazing how much of our life we waste thinking about the post or worrying about the future. Scattered attention make us unproductive. If we think and do a lot of things at once, we do none of them well. To do our best work, to achieve our most important goals, we must be fully absorbed in our activities.

Meditation can help you  to develop focus. It trains your mind to stay in the present. t's the practice of paying attention to one thing at a time and learning how to sustain that focus. that one thing can be anything-an object,person, sound or feeling-absolutely anything. But what's important is to have only one point of focus. When you're able to focus on the present, you can bring your entire mind to the task at hand, and you'll have developed a key success skill.

What's important is to have only one point of focus


Here's a simple meditation exercise that can help you to develop your ability to focus. Get a sheet of white paper and draw black dot in the center. The dot should be about one centimeter in diameter. Next, stick the paper on a wall at eye level. Now, for 1 minute, focus your attention on the black spot. It doesn't matter if you sit or stand but try to keep your back straight, head up and relax.