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Fourteen habits that make you more focused than 98% of people

3 min readMay 21, 2025

What’s the deal with staying focused?

Here are some ideas I’ve picked up over decades of procrastination and spreading myself too thin:

1. Know the difference between being overloaded and overwhelmed.

When we’re overloaded, we need to do less. When we’re overwhelmed, we need to think less and do more.

2. Continually ask: ‘how can I do more with less?’

Then apply your answers to your life.

3. Be ruthlessly intolerant to multitasking.

Trying to do more than one thing at a time massively decreases your effectiveness at any one thing.

Do one thing at a time.

4. Write your goals down every day.

The act of physically writing them, whether short-term ‘process’ goals like writing daily or longer-term goals, cements them in your awareness.

5. Rely less on stimulants for focus and more on your default natural focus.

Most of us are so jacked up on sugar, carbs and coffee that we forget what…

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Alex Mathers
Alex Mathers

Written by Alex Mathers

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