The most successful of us develop and balance out this “triad of awareness,” because “a failure to focus inward leaves you rudderless, a failure to focus on others renders you clueless, and a failure to focus outward may leave you blindsided.” He argues that we can have “inner,” “outer,” or “other” focus, or focus on the self, other people, and the world around us. Goleman casts the types of attention – which neuroscientists study through fMRI or functional magnetic resonance imaging – into three general categories. “Getting a job done well requires applying concentration, for instance, while creative insights flow best when we are in a loose, open awareness.” In other words, while focus involves how we’re casting our attention (we’re always focusing on something!), different modes of attention exist and are best used for different tasks. “There are many varieties of attention, technically speaking, each with their best applications,” he explained to Forbes.
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First, what is focus?Īccording to Daniel Goleman, a leading psychologist and expert in attention science, and author of Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence, there are different types of focus. So, we could all probably use a little help getting focused.Īfter all, focusing in the right way on the right things at the right times is a critical life success skill – one that psychologists have discovered we can improve with practice. Never before have so many devices, cell phone alerts, social media platforms, advertisers, and tasks been competing for our attention. Even for people who consider themselves good at focusing, the technology age presents a challenge.
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