How to Achieve Focus on a Task

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There is advice available on how to achieve focus, with different methods being more effective for different people.
Mental focus follows visual focus, provided that the person is a sighted person.
Low vision or no vision can be assisted with using one's ears to adjust one's focus.
Caffeine can help to increase focus and cognition, but not too much.

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:25) – Diet
(17:30) – Attribution in science
(20:11) – Rick Rubin
(27:57) – Mental states
(42:38) – Controversial guests
(55:19) – Karl Deisseroth
(59:34) – Difficult conversations
(1:06:36) – Big guests
(1:20:22) – Academia
(1:27:23) – Freedom of speech
(1:38:26) – If by Rudyard Kipling
(1:45:37) – Music
(1:51:16) – Public speaking
(2:10:11) – Non-sleep deep rest
(2:24:32) – Focus
(2:34:52) – Stress and anxiety
(2:54:48) – Sauna
(3:06:14) – Sex
(3:14:07) – Love and relationships