The last few months, I’ve been learning and researching articles about our collective drops in focus and attention. This research has been surprising and concerning – so much so, that it’s caused me to adjust a few things – both personally and professionally.
My initial interest in this work arose from a conference I spoke at this spring, related to Attention & Avoiding Missteps in AI.
Turns out there’s some interesting overlaps between lack of ability to focus for sustained periods of time, a constancy of interruptions, and heightened levels of stress. Collectively, our ability to sustain our focus and attention has been slipping for a while – which is a posing a real problem for us individually. As business leaders start to recognize the impact this is having on productivity and innovation, along with the increased stress levels within teams – education and tools to address this issue will become a higher priority.
For ease, some quick references and insights are provided below. We hope they prove supportive.
Resources & Insights
Resources: Two of my favorite resources in this space include the book Stolen Focus and research by Dr. Gloria Marks.
Insights:
- We are moving fast. AI has the ability to make us move faster.
- Speed without direction – is just that. Speed.
- Most of us don’t need more Speed, what we need is Direction.
- Good Direction requires Space. Time. Attention. Focus.
- People, Teams & Organizations that prioritize Attention, Focus, and Space for Strategy will create stronger, more sustainable teams – ready to tackle challenges and capitalize on the opportunities that lie ahead.
Based on this work, we’ve created new offerings to further support teams with renewed focus and attention. Reach out anytime if we may support.
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Until next time, be well and we hope your summer is wonderful.
All the best,
Woodrie & The Team
