How well you’ve mastered the skill of how to stay focused on the task at hand is going to determine your level of success. If you are able to stay focused at work, or at school, and on your goals, you’ll be productive, you’ll get things done and you’ll reach your goals in record time. Unfortunately, the opposite is also true. If you are constantly distracted, or multitasking…
You have just 24 hours. And, you’ve got to do everything in these many (but few) hours. Practically, there’s a limit to the efforts you can put into a day, but then, the paucity of time shouldn’t be a deterrent to achieving your goals. You can achieve more by increasing your productivity which is contingent upon improving your focus. Focusing on the task at hand is…
Pankaj Phatarphod , managing director & country head of services, RBS India, talks to Oommen A. Ninan on what has helped global captives or Global In-house Centres (GICs), which give back-end systems support to their parent companies, stay afloat among big players such as Infosys, TCS and Wipro. India is home to more than 1, GICs with combined export revenue…
In Dan Goleman s new book, Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence , he shows the importance of being able to direct and sustain our attention on everything from, well, everything! Not paying attention is downright dangerous. The inability to focus and sustain attention can rob us of relationships, deep knowledge, career accomplishment, peace of mind, and high test…
Deal with ADHD Symptoms and Become More Focused and Organized If you have ADHD, everything from paying the bills on time to keeping up with work, family, and social demands can seem overwhelming. But it’s possible to cope with ADHD symptoms, get focused, and turn chaos into calm. By taking advantage of self-help techniques, you can become more productive, organized…
Play is the work of children! Games with rules or a little structure have the added bonus of helping children practice such as, , and . Children need to listen and remember instructions, pay attention to the adult leading the game and, in some games, resist the natural inclinations to stop/go/run or shout out. is to start the games in a simple way and then gradually…
The art or practice of concentration, no matter if studying biology or playing pool, is to focus on the task at hand and eliminate distraction We all have the ability to concentrate - sometimes. Think of the times when you were lost in something you enjoy: a sport, playing music, a good game, a movie. Total concentration. But at other times, Your mind wanders from…
Interested in Focusing Workshops and Events? Check out these other areas of the TFI website: What is Focusing? Focusing shows how to pause the on-going situation and create a space for new possibilities for carrying forward. This practice, developed from the Philosophy of the Implicit, shows how to apply open attention to something which is directly experienced but…
Have you ever been in the middle of working on something really important-like a report your boss wants yesterday or a presentation you have to give at the next staff meeting-only to have your mind drift awayright in the middle of it? Perhaps you start worrying about another project with a deadline that s fast approachingyou know, the one you probably should be…
My financial goals change at least once a year. While that might seem like a lot, it’s not necessarily a bad thing. I’m in a different spot now than I was a year ago and it would be silly for me to keep saving money for something that no longer appeals to me. Since I don’t have any debt all of my goals have to do with saving money. A little less than a year ago I…
Two types of intelligence Human intelligence can be categorized into crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence. Crystallized intelligence represents the accuracy and wealth of intelligence, as well as the ability to operate that intelligence. It can be attained through hard work in study and experience. On the other hand, fluid intelligence is at work when…
The GMAT is not just a test of your analytical skills or reading ability. It is also a test of your focus. How long can you focus and perform at a high level. This does not come easy, and it requires practice and a plan. One place in particular where our focus can wain is in the Verbal section. There is so much to read, and so much of it seems uninteresting. But the…
