{"id":97870,"date":"2019-12-02T16:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/?p=97870"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:48:07","slug":"what-your-brain-does-to-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/ja\/blog\/what-your-brain-does-to-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"What Your Brain Does To Focus (And What You Can Learn From This)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"97870\" class=\"elementor elementor-97870\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf884da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf884da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__8b1b1bf\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__8b1b1bf\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__8b1b1bf\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac75dde elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac75dde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e85ed4\" data-id=\"0e85ed4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d72657 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d72657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Does Our Brain Focus?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d487da6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d487da6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ee2db8\" data-id=\"9ee2db8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da890a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0da890a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Imagine being outside, in nature. You see beautiful flowers and plants, you hear birds singing, the entire scenery is covered with a wonderful clear blue sky.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And yet, these aren\u2019t the only things present. There\u2019s the ugly brown dirt path you\u2019re walking on, icky bugs are crawling about, and unsightly weeds are nestled right between the other plants. But we don\u2019t tend to notice those things all that much. We\u2019re usually much more focused on the beautiful things.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Imagine another situation. You\u2019re in class, and your professor is trying to explain a difficult subject. But that\u2019s not the only thing going on either. A few seats to the right, one of your fellow students is playing Candy Crush on his smartphone. To the left, a few seats in front of you, two other people are talking and giggling and cracking jokes. Right next to you there\u2019s a pretty girl, it\u2019s summer, it\u2019s hot outside and so she\u2019s clothed rather lightly.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And yet you, being a <a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/blog\/distraction-free-study-environment-at-home\/\">disciplined student<\/a> and all that, don\u2019t even notice those other things. Your attention is completely captivated by the professor and his boring explanation of nuclear physics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82ea95f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82ea95f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3a98fa\" data-id=\"c3a98fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45fab45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45fab45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-15-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-97872\" alt=\"business presentation to a team\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-15-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-15-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-15-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-15-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-15-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-15.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd491a8\" data-id=\"bd491a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaaac40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaaac40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Imagine that you have to focus on this guy in front, with all that stuff going on behind him. Not easy, if you ask me.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As we go through the day, just like that, we\u2019re constantly bombarded with a variety of inputs and information. Ever wonder how it\u2019s possible that we\u2019re able to target just a few things that matter in a specific situation? We tend to call it focus. But how does it work?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A common explanation might just be that you consciously single out one specific piece of information, and use extra brain power to focus on that specific thing. Like, if there\u2019s something far away in the distance, you just squint your eyes a bit, push your head forward, and suddenly you\u2019re able to see that object a bit clearer.<\/p><p>You might suppose attention works kind of like shining a searchlight on something that we want to focus on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-025e377 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"025e377\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-983c38b\" data-id=\"983c38b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91aed8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91aed8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Apparently, It Doesn\u2019t Work Quite Like That<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef28b03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef28b03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3acdd53\" data-id=\"3acdd53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f103a6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f103a6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More recent research has shown that focus works in a completely different manner. An American neuroscientist, dr. Michael Halassa, has been able to show that our thalamus, a part of our brain that plays an important role in processing sensory input, is coated with a layer of neurons, called the \u201cthalamic reticular nuclei\u201d. This layer of neurons appears to have the specific task of filtering out information.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In mice, he was able to show that sensory inputs were able to pass through while the mice were awake. When the mice were asleep, these inputs were completely blocked and couldn\u2019t pass.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That wasn\u2019t the whole story, however. Even when the mice were awake, this layer of neurons made a selection of inputs that were able to pass through and those that weren\u2019t.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mice in question were made to go through a maze. To find the right path, they were exposed to certain visual and audio cues, lights and sounds respectively. While the lights would lead them to follow one path, the audio cues suggested they follow another one.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To figure out which cues they had to follow to find their way through the maze, the researchers gave them additional cues that helped the mice figure out what they should pay the most attention to. When they were required to follow the light, certain neurons in the visual part of their thalamic reticular nuclei (TRN) activated. When these neurons were shut down, it was shown that the mice had more difficulty processing the audio cues.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the mice were supposed to be focusing on audio cues to find their way, their prefrontal cortex signalled to the visual TRN to shut down its activity, which blocked out the visual information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb0f886 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb0f886\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecdab95\" data-id=\"ecdab95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d804e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00d804e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So what happened apparently, was that the mice were creating focus on the right cues by blocking the other inputs.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 1rem;\"><strong>What\u2019s more:<\/strong> it appears that not only can a certain sense get blocked out. It also happens that we\u2019re able to focus within one certain sense, like sight. We don\u2019t just block out sight and focus on sound. Our brain is able to block background noise and focus on one single auditory cue. For example, imagine being in a crowd of talking people and being able to clearly distinguish your friend\u2019s voice, and understand what he\u2019s actually saying while suppressing all the other voices. This is the same mechanism at work.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>In other words<\/strong>: focusing isn\u2019t about shining a searchlight on a certain piece of information. It means filtering out and getting rid of all the other information.<\/p><p>Most people think focusing works like shining a flashlight on an object. It doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00fc41a\" data-id=\"00fc41a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c413a6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c413a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-16-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-97873\" alt=\"Person standing inside an abandoned industrial factory\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-16-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-16-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-16-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-16-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-16-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-16.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eef841e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eef841e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07e82dd\" data-id=\"07e82dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae01e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae01e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#modalPdf\" rel=\"modal:open\">Download this article as a PDF<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fea0e9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fea0e9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cdcb41\" data-id=\"3cdcb41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f23ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8f23ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To Focus, You Have to Filter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef3878a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef3878a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6631359\" data-id=\"6631359\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faad4a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"faad4a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All of this simply sounds like very cool knowledge, something nice-to-know, but if you think about it, it does have some real practical significance too. It shows us a way by which we can increase focus in our daily lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Imagine you\u2019re studying in a messy environment. There\u2019s a half-empty cup of coffee on your desk, your cell phone is next to you, and you have your wallet laying on the desk as well. There are also lots of pens and pencils and different stacks of papers stretched all around this desk. In other words, there\u2019s a lot of visual input present, which is information that your brain has to process, and yet you\u2019re supposed to focus on just one thing present: your coursework.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now, the more inputs there are, the more junk is on your desk, the more visual cues your brain has to filter out before it\u2019s able to focus on your books. While it\u2019s still possible to focus on your books, your brain does have to make a certain amount of mental effort to filter out and block all the other cues. This mental effort drains mental energy and makes efficient and effective studying harder than it should be.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6087efb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6087efb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca59be9\" data-id=\"ca59be9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb57628 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb57628\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-17-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-97874\" alt=\"pouring hot water over coffee\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-17-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-17-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-17-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-17-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-17-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-17.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1e0cc0\" data-id=\"e1e0cc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea0a5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5ea0a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b010e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15b010e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Focusing is more like making a nice cup of coffee. You want the taste, the caffeine and the antioxidants to come through, but the yucky grounds have to be filtered out.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, according to our newfound focusing philosophy, the key isn\u2019t to shine that searchlight on your books with a stronger light bulb, it\u2019s to remove things from the environment so your brain has less work filtering out other stuff, so focusing automatically becomes much easier.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want to be able to focus more efficiently, work in an empty space, with fewer gadgets and junk present. This reduces the workload on the filtering mechanism in your brain because there are less visual cues to process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14070b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14070b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b7ec5b\" data-id=\"3b7ec5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-addc096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"addc096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Same Goes for Your Screen and Even Your Mind<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96615f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96615f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aec9e5b\" data-id=\"aec9e5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd5364 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdd5364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And it\u2019s not just your physical environment either. The same goes for your screen. How can you focus on one thing with twenty different tabs opened, six different spreadsheets, a plethora of opened Word documents and fifty shortcuts on your desktop?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All of these are visual cues that have to be filtered out. But as the amount of cues increases, it becomes more difficult to do so. Try studying or working in a room in which you are subject to a whole range of visual stimuli and noises, the TV playing, flashing lights, a radio that\u2019s playing music rich with basslines, and people talking and laughing loudly, without regard for your presence.<\/p><p>You\u2019ll be easily distracted, and productive work will be hard to come by.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b2e926 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b2e926\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e11241f\" data-id=\"e11241f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6734bb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6734bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This desk contains lots of items that your brain has to filter out before it\u2019s able to properly focus. Keep it clean and tidy!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There\u2019s a psychological aspect to this too. As the day passes, our brains can get filled up with random mental junk, which takes up mental space in your brain. These \u2018mental objects\u2019 can also become cues that our brain has to filter out to focus on something else.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For example: take the following situation: you\u2019re at work and you just watched three exciting episodes of your favourite TV show. Some important character died and there\u2019s a lot of drama going on. Now you\u2019re working, but this event is still present in your mind. It has become a thing your brain has to filter out which, again, takes up mental effort and which in turn decreases your ability to focus.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One way to get rid of mental objects is to simply prevent them from popping up. Do your work early and keep entertainment and drama for later in the night. However, if your mind is already filled with mental cues, you might try meditating to get rid of them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a84b5c6\" data-id=\"a84b5c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4351f4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4351f4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729871e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"729871e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-18-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-97875\" alt=\"Girl writing notes in a notebook at a desk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-18-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-18-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-18-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-18-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-18-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/word-image-18.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebd953f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebd953f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e45a7a\" data-id=\"9e45a7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616a5ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"616a5ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Less Is More<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9adb2a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9adb2a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bc5e4b\" data-id=\"9bc5e4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3b3bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d3b3bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Simply put: focusing is about removing things, not adding things. It\u2019s not about making a bigger effort, it\u2019s about creating an environment that ensures that you have to make less of an effort.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">FocusMe does a similar thing. It prevents cues from popping up, it prevents you from deliberately adding cues that are just extra distractions. It filters out cues before they even \u2018happen\u2019.<\/p><p>If you want us to help you filter out unnecessary cues, be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/\">download our free trial<\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now that you\u2019re aware of the mechanism that lies behind your brain\u2019s ability to focus, you can implement this into your productivity philosophy. Try to do less if you want to do more. Remove visual and other stimuli. Create a simple environment that only has the bare necessities.<\/p><p>That is the way to true, perfect focus.<\/p><p>I hope you learned something useful today, and I hope even more that you\u2019ll apply it in practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d506bca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d506bca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b22775\" data-id=\"0b22775\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003ca16 elementor-align-center buttom_home button_margin-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-124151 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"003ca16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjUxNzExNCIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET STARTED NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1b7a60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1b7a60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a73841\" data-id=\"3a73841\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1961d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1961d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89c5115 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89c5115\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-694e7e0\" data-id=\"694e7e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dbd928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"2dbd928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4791\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4791\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How does the brain actually create focus?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4791\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4791\"><p>Focus is created by the brain filtering out unnecessary information, not by increasing attention on one thing. Your brain actively blocks distractions so you can concentrate on what matters.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4792\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4792\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Which part of the brain is responsible for focus?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4792\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4792\"><p>The thalamus and a layer of neurons called the thalamic reticular nucleus play a key role by filtering sensory input and deciding what information gets through.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4793\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4793\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is focus about concentrating harder on one thing?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4793\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4793\"><p>No, it\u2019s more about eliminating competing stimuli. The brain doesn\u2019t simply \u201czoom in\u201d; it reduces noise so the important signal stands out.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4794\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4794\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why do distractions make focusing harder?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4794\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4794\"><p>Each distraction adds extra information your brain must filter out. The more inputs present, the more mental effort is required, which reduces efficiency and increases fatigue.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4795\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4795\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can the brain focus on one thing while ignoring others?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4795\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4795\"><p>Yes, the brain can suppress irrelevant inputs even within the same sense, such as hearing one voice clearly in a noisy room while ignoring others.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4796\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4796\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why does a cluttered workspace affect focus?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4796\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4796\"><p>Visual clutter creates multiple stimuli that your brain must process and filter. This increases cognitive load, making it harder to concentrate on the main task.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4797\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4797\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does mental clutter affect focus as well?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4797\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4797\"><p>Yes, thoughts, worries or recent experiences act like internal distractions. Your brain must filter these \u201cmental cues,\u201d which can reduce your ability to concentrate.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4798\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4798\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why do I feel tired after focusing for a long time?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4798\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4798\"><p>Sustained focus requires continuous filtering of distractions, which uses mental energy. Over time, this can lead to attention fatigue as the brain\u2019s inhibitory system becomes overworked.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4799\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4799\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can I make focusing easier for my brain?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4799\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4799\"><p>Reduce the number of inputs around you keep your workspace clean, close unnecessary tabs, limit noise, and remove distractions so your brain has less to filter.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-47910\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-47910\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is \u201cless is more\u201d really true for focus?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-47910\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-47910\"><p>Yes, the fewer distractions and stimuli present, the less effort your brain needs to filter them out. This makes focusing feel more natural and less exhausting.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents How Does Our Brain Focus? Imagine being outside, in nature. You see beautiful flowers and plants, you hear birds singing, the entire scenery is covered with a wonderful clear blue sky. And yet, these aren\u2019t the only things present. There\u2019s the ugly brown dirt path you\u2019re walking on, icky bugs are crawling about, and unsightly weeds are nestled right between the other plants. But we don\u2019t tend to notice those things all that much. We\u2019re usually much more focused on the beautiful things. Imagine another situation. You\u2019re in class, and your professor is trying to explain a difficult subject. 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