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What should I read to improve my focus?

Focus is less a skill than an arrangement: fewer commitments, defended blocks of time, and work that is worth concentrating on.

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    Deep Work

    Cal Newport · · Essential

    The strongest case that concentration is an economic advantage, plus the schedules to protect it.

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  2. Essentialism

    Greg McKeown · · Highly recommended

    Upstream of focus: eliminating the commitments that fragment your attention in the first place.

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  3. Flow

    Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi · · Recommended

    The psychology of why deep concentration feels good - the pull instead of the push.

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