The word focus is talked about a lot these days and the reason is because it’s so, so important.
Personally, I find that when my focus is strong I can achieve so much. And it doesn’t matter what I’m doing, whether it’s washing the dishes, weeding the garden, or cleaning the car. All I do is concentrate ‘in the moment’ on whatever I’m doing which might be washing a cup, pulling up a dandelion, or cleaning the windscreen of the car. I just concentrate purely on just one thing at a time.
There’s a Zen saying that no matter how many dirty dishes you have, you only actually have one dish to wash, ever. Once you realise this, washing the dishes no longer seems like a chore to be dreaded. It also becomes so much easier to do other things too, moment by moment.
And I find that using focus in everything works with my writing too. It makes it easier and pleasant to do.
But how can you gain focus in everything?
Just like all things, you get there step-by-step.
So begin with 15 minutes a day of focus on one thing. Simply spend 15 minutes focusing moment-by-moment on one task, thinking of nothing else except what you doing, and not allowing your mind to wander. It can be anything you want to do:
- Weeding
- Organising/cleaning
- Business planning
- Tending the laundry
- Vacuuming
- Polishing the furniture
Just 15 minutes a day doing one task with nothing else occupying your attention.
And once you try it, you’ll notice that not only can you do things more thoroughly, but it will seem easy. You’ll also be amazed at how much you can get done in just 15 short minutes.
To get started quickly, download a free 15 minute audio of Nitrofocus, to help you with timing and focus.
It really is quite amazing what a difference just 15 minutes of focus can make.
Read more about focus and how it can help with everything in your life, especially your writing and productivity at https://ruthiswriting.com/articles/2020/focus-on-everything.html
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