Focus on This Focus is Your Superpower
Oct 6, 2025
Joel Miller, Chief Content Officer at Full Focus and a content strategy expert, joins Marissa Hyatt to discuss the importance of focus in today's distracting world. They explore how interruptions derail productivity and the science behind attention. Joel highlights that every decision shapes our lives, advocating for clarity in choices to conserve energy. They also connect focus to achieving success at work and in personal life, emphasizing that focus is a vital mindset for intentional living.
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Joel’s Background And Family
- Joel Miller shares his background: editorial work, Thomas Nelson, then joining Full Focus in 2014 as the "word guy."
- He also describes his family: married to Megan with five children including two adopted from Uganda.
Maximalist Habits Behind A Minimalist Label
- Joel admits he's a maximalist with about 3,000 books in his house and frequent intense product or hobby phases.
- He gives examples like obsessive turkey jerky consumption and heavy decaf French press coffee intake.
Attention Is A Commoditized Resource
- Modern work and digital environments are intentionally designed to steal attention through pings, meetings, and endless inputs.
- Joel Miller says this commoditization of attention makes focused, meaningful work rare and costly.
