While today's technologies have many advantages, we have to learn to be more intentional about focusing – for instance, carving out space in our day when we can concentrate without such distractions.

We also need to strengthen our focus. It works like a muscle: there are workouts for the focusing circuitry in the brain which can help us sustain focus better.

• Inner focus: it relates to self-awareness and self-management (how well we can tune in our values, know our strengths and limits).
• Other focus: it refers to how well we attune to people (it's about empathy, about how we understand the way people perceive things and how ...