Is 'lack of focus' just an excuse? No, it's science. The brutal truth taught by DaiGo
pr Lack of focus is not due to a lack of willpower.
You can transform into a 'high achiever' just by changing how you use your brain.
"I couldn't focus again today..."
Good news for you.
Lacking focus is not a problem with your personality or your willpower.
You simply don't know how to use your brain.
Mentalist DaiGo's 'Super Concentration to Control Yourself' is a scientific prescription for those 'focus refugees'.
The moment you finish reading it, all your 'excuses for not being able to do it' will be shattered.
The true nature of focus is a muscle called 'willpower'
The core of this book is defining the true nature of focus as a function of the frontal lobe called 'willpower'.
Yes, focus is just like a muscle.
It gets tired when you use it, and it gets stronger when you train it.
I also work as a full-time employee while managing housework, childcare, and caring for my mother-in-law.
From morning until night, it's a series of decisions, and by the evening, my head is already foggy.
But that was only natural.
Starting with the breakfast menu, my children's clothes, work priorities, my mother-in-law's care schedule...
Without realizing it, we were wasting our willpower on a vast number of 'small decisions'.
DaiGo teaches us mercilessly.
'You are tired because you are making useless decisions.'
Discard the illusion of 'long-term focus'
What was shocking was the fact that "people with high focus do not focus for long periods of time".
We used to believe that "working hard for 8 hours straight" was a virtue.
But that was scientifically wrong.
The human brain is not designed to focus for long periods of time in the first place.
People with high focus concentrate for short periods to achieve results and take appropriate breaks.
And they stop when they feel like "I wanted to do a little more".
This 'teasing effect' was truly an eye-opener.
For a perfectionist like me who thought "I can't stop until I finish", it was a revolutionary change in thinking.
Do blue pens boost concentration? 7 engines so ridiculous you'll want to try them
The '7 engines' proposed in this book are concretely specific, to the point of seeming ridiculous at first glance.
But that is exactly why they are easy to put into practice.
The Location Engine
It says that blue is scientifically proven to increase concentration.
Half-doubting, I tried using a blue pen, and I do feel like I can focus better.
It might be the placebo effect, but if it works, who cares?
The Exercise Engine
Just 20 minutes of light exercise is said to boost concentration for the following several hours.
Busy with caring for my mother-in-law, I thought 20 minutes was a luxury I couldn't afford.
But perhaps by skimping on those 20 minutes, I was spending the rest of my time just dragging things out.
...In addition to these, five other effective engines are introduced.
The brutal reality that fatigue is a 'brain illusion'
The most shocking part was the chapter titled 'Fatigue can be controlled by the brain'.
It claims that what we feel as 'tiredness' is not the body actually being exhausted, but a signal sent by the brain.
In other words, if you properly recover your brain's fatigue, you can still keep going.
For me, burdened with the triple hardship of housework, child-rearing, and nursing care, this was a ray of hope.
I reflected on how 'I'm tired' had become my catchphrase.
Stretches to relieve eye strain and writing down my anxieties on paper really do clear my head.
Pomodoro Technique: The magic of 25 minutes
The 'Pomodoro Technique' introduced in the time management chapter is a method of repeating 25 minutes of focus followed by 5 minutes of rest.
Honestly, at first I thought, 'What can you even do in just 25 minutes?'
But when I tried it, 25 minutes felt longer than I imagined.
And I could definitely refresh myself in the 5-minute break.
Since I started using this method, my efficiency in housework has improved dramatically.
'Fold laundry in 25 minutes'
'Prep dinner in 25 minutes'
By segmenting my time, tasks that used to drag on and on became surprisingly speedy.
Loving sarcasm: Refuting all your excuses
DaiGo's writing is sprinkled with loving sarcasm.
'I have no focus'
'I have no time'
'I'm tired'
...He refutes these stock phrases of ours one after another with scientific evidence.
But that's not to blame us, but to teach us better ways.
Reading this makes me feel ashamed of my own excuses and assumptions.
But at the same time, it gives me hope, thinking, "I can do this too".
Results of putting it into practice: A dramatic change
Three months after reading this book, my life has changed dramatically.
Fixed morning routine (reduced time spent choosing clothes)
Writing in my planner with a blue pen (increased focus)
Breaking up housework with a 25-minute timer (increased efficiency)
Introducing 15 minutes of meditation (mental stability)
Stretches to relieve eye strain (fatigue recovery)
As a result, I can now get an overwhelming amount done in the same amount of time.
And above all, I say "I'm tired" much less often.
Science never betrays you
"The Super Focus That Controls Yourself" is not a book about mental fortitude, but a science book.
Instead of saying "do your best" or "show some grit," it teaches you the fact that "this is how your brain works efficiently."
That is precisely why anyone can put it into practice.
In our busy daily lives, we all want to live as efficiently as possible.
For everyone who has that wish, this book provides concrete answers.
Your struggle with "lack of focus" will definitely be solved if you read this book.
However, nothing will change just by reading it.
It is only by putting it into practice that you can truly experience its effects.
Science will not betray you.
Your actions are what will change you.
pr Not being able to focus is not your fault.
But if you keep doing "nothing," those days will never change.
The first book to change your actions.