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- And the way you do that is by defining focus, which is anything that is not the task that you were supposed to do is not focused.
- And so if you take the absolute extreme on this, somebody who just played video games 24 hours a day, didn't eat, didn't sleep, would be the most focused person at playing video games.
- They would eventually die, but for that moment, they would be the most focused person.
- Okay, so if I drink water, eat food, and sleep, and then I only do this one thing, I would then be the most focused person.
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0:00Is it possible to get more done in less time without any fancy productivity rituals? Yes. A focused fool can accomplish more than a distracted genius. And the way you do that is by defining focus, which is anything that is not the task that you were supposed to do is not focused. And so if you take the absolute extreme on this, somebody who just played video games 24 hours a day, didn't eat, didn't sleep, would be the most focused person at playing video games. They would eventually die, but for that moment, they would be the most focused person.
0:29And so then we have to ask ourselves, okay, well, what do I have to do to stay focused for the longest period? Then you say, okay, well, I have to drink water. I have to eat food. I have to sleep. Okay, so if I drink water, eat food, and sleep, and then I only do this one thing, I would then be the most focused person. Many of these rituals are actually procrastination disguised as productivity.