How To Get Focused

How to Get an Ivy League Education For Free

If you were in my shoes, and you were hiring an individual for a specific role in a technology company, would you take an Ivy League grad or a high school grad? Right now, without question you’re leaning towards the Ivy League grad; however, by the end of this chapter, you’ll see things differently. You’ll [...]

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The Characteristics of Focused Entrepreneurs

Why should you invest time in reading this chapter? The old belief regarding entrepreneurs is over. The Rock Star entrepreneurs don’t seem like Rock Stars; in fact, they’re not Rock Stars. They’re silently dominating in our down economy. They’re driving average cars. They’re unassuming. And they’re confident and calm. This stems from the fact that [...]

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Leveraging Sleep to Become More Focused

The epidemic of sleep is often first realized in college. You’ll hear it every morning, “I’m so tired, I didn’t get any sleep.” If you take a survey on sleep before 12pm on a college campus, most–if not all–respondents will answer “lack of sleep.” Guess what? This doesn’t change in the corporate world. Everyday you’ll [...]

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Interview With Creative Productivity Company, Behance

Behance is a company that organizes the creative world to make things happen. They do this by researching the most productive and creative people, and then tailoring products and services for them. They are based out of New York City, and really seem like a fascinating organization of driven people. I stumbled across Behance about [...]

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When to Ditch the Keyboard and Start Hand-writing

Thoughts disentangle themselves when they pass through your fingertips I have a question for you: Why did we even bother to learn handwriting and cursive if we rarely use it after elementary school? Today, high schools are filled with laptops and gadgets. Handwritten essays are only assigned for in-class exams. It’s the teacher’s way of [...]

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Facebook’s Battle For Your Focus

Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Additionally, Facebook specializes in creating an immersive user experience. Time flies when using Facebook because there’s so much stimuli in the environment. Games, apps, wall-posts, pokes; you name it, Facebook has it. But is this such a good thing? Is Facebook winning the battle against your [...]

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Grow Your Mind and Increase Focus Through Reading

“Reading is easy.” ”Reading is hard.” ”Reading is good.” ”Reading is bad.” The above statements are all true. You’ll experience any combo of the above depending on how you approach reading. My track record with reading likens itself to J-Lo’s acting career. I’m either really good, or really bad. I can digest a handful of books a month; [...]

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RescueTime Founder, Tony Wright, On Life and Focus

Tony Wright is the founder of RescueTime, a product that does everything the internet doesn’t do: makes you more productive and focused. RescueTime, a Y-Combinator start-up, allows you to easily understand and optimize how you and your team spends their time and attention. And the best part: you don’t have to do anything. You sign [...]

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How to Audit Your Gadgets For Focus

Ever had a meal with someone that was constantly checking email on their phone? It comes off as annoying and rude to the other person. I was “that guy.” I was the guy that checked email when someone was in mid-sentence. I constantly checked email in front of people. At the time, I didn’t realize [...]

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How Software Engineers and Designers Can Increase Their Focus

Lukas Mathis is a fascinating character and major talent in the field of software and user interface design. Lukas shares such lessons through his blog, Ignore The Code. In the following interview, Lukas explains his philosophy on getting things done and gearing down to focus. What’s your overall story? I live in a small village [...]

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