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A leader’s most precious resource is not their time. It’s their focused attention. If you're able to direct your attention toward a particular task or discussion, you'll have a powerful impact in a minimal amount of time.

Time and attention

Activities like meditation, journaling, time in nature, regular physical activity, and good sleep hygiene support and expand our attentive capacity and our ability to direct focus and block distractions.While these activities are often enjoyable in themselves, they aren’t indulgences–they’re investments in our ability to operate at peak effectiveness.

Build capacity

Our attention and ability to focus in the moment are very limited. Our devices, with all their notifications and messages, create a false sense of urgency. Ask yourself: How often are any of these interruptions truly urgent?

Avoid attention leaks

... for creative thinking. It helps refill your stores of attention.Leaders typically are bombarded with demands on their time and if they’re not careful they can find themselves booked nonstop for days on end. It’s important to maintain some open space in the calendar.

Create space

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<img src="https://hbr.org/resources/images/article_assets/2015/02/FEB15_02_sb10067215c-001.jpg">A leader's most precious resource is not their time. It's their focused attention. Time merely passes, while focused attention makes things happen. When we're able to gather and direct our attention toward a particular task or interaction, we can have a significant impact in a minimal amount of time. But when we're unable to bring our attention to bear on the work at hand, all the time in the world is insufficient. So what are the implications of this for leaders?
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A leader's most precious resource is not their time. It's their focused attention. Time merely passes, while focused attention makes things happen. When we're able to gather and direct our attention toward a particular task or interaction, we can have a significant impact in a minimal amount of time.

To Stay Focused, Manage Your Emotions

Time and attention

Build capacity

Avoid attention leaks

Create space

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