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How to Focus to Change Your Brain

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Maximizing your focus by taking breaks

You should ask yourself if you are giving up your best period of focus each day to unproductive activities like social media. It is important to take breaks and not try to focus intensely for extended periods of time. High performing individuals in various contexts take breaks throughout the day, engaging in activities like walking or biking. Learning is most effective in 90-minute cycles, but it is normal to experience moments of fluctuating focus within these cycles. You can tap into your sense of these cycles by engaging in learning practices. Taking breaks, whether it's through deep rest or deliberate disengagement, accelerates the rate of plasticity in the brain, as proven by quality research studies.

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