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110. How to Work Intensely without Stressing Yourself Out

The OptimalWork Podcast

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Is Hyper Focus Taking Over Your Attention?

When working with intensity, you're devoting 100% of your attention to one thing. Whereas maybe in stress or threat mode or what we sometimes call hyper focus, it almost has the sense not that you're dedicating 100% ofyour attention to something, but you're kind of narrowing your attention. So I think there can be maybe the thing that's different here is that when you're in hyper focus, the, your attention gets narrowed. There's a tunnel effect, but it's passive so that your, your, whatever is the object of your attention has now taken control of your attention.

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