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What is hyperfocus? What difference can it make in your life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Productivity expert Chris Bailey suggests that you can be your most productive self through hyperfocus, that is, focusing on a single task<\/a> at a time. You become less distractible, and you work more efficiently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn about the benefits of hyperfocus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Hyperfocus: What It Is and Why It Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can work with the biology of your brain to deliberately direct your attention<\/a> for maximum productivity. Bailey calls this method \u201chyperfocus.\u201d We\u2019ll define what hyperfocus is and explain why it matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortform\u2019s Definition of Hyperfocus<\/strong>

Bailey\u2019s description of hyperfocus is contradictory. Initially, he describes hyperfocus as a state in which a single task \u201cfills your attentional space completely.\u201d (\u201dAttentional space\u201d is Bailey\u2019s term for working memory<\/a> capacity.) But later in the same chapter, he espouses many benefits of hyperfocus that are possible only because you \u201chave some attentional space to spare\u201d during hyperfocus.

Bailey doesn\u2019t directly address this apparent contradiction in his definition of \u201chyperfocus,\u201d but we can infer that in some moments of hyperfocus, a single task fills up all your working memory capacity<\/a>, while in others, the task takes up most of your working memory capacity but leaves some of it free. For clarity, we\u2019ve defined hyperfocus based on what Bailey states is its \u201cmost important aspect\u201d\u2014the fact that you\u2019re focused on a single task. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What is hyperfocus? It’s when you direct your focus on a single task. By doing so, you accept that your working memory capacity is limited and work within its confines. This allows you to avoid the biological attention traps we\u2019ve discussed and maximize your productivity<\/a>. By actively directing your focus, you deliberately direct your attention and don\u2019t work in autopilot mode. Focusing on a single task ensures the task fits comfortably within your working memory capacity. As such, you don\u2019t overload your attention. Instead, you experience the benefits of having spare working memory: You are better able to defend against distractions, you refocus your attention faster when your mind wanders, and you make better decisions<\/a> about your task. In other words, you become less distractible, and you work more efficiently. You also avoid the traps of multitasking: Unlike when you multitask, you use your brain\u2019s hippocampus instead of the basal ganglia<\/a>, so you remember all the mistakes you made and don\u2019t make them again\u2014which improves your efficiency.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why You Should Learn About Single-Tasking<\/strong>

All of the benefits Bailey spouts about hyperfocus have been well-documented\u2014notably in Deep Work<\/em>, which describes extensively the dangers of distractions and multitasking and how single-tasking can make you more efficient. However, most authors discuss the benefits of single-tasking instead of hyperfocus. Indeed, you could reasonably argue that they\u2019re exactly the same thing.

So why do we need a whole book about focusing on one task? The obvious response, which Bailey addresses and which the spate of productivity books in recent years suggests, is that we live in a world full of more distractions than ever before, so we need more techniques to avoid those distractions.

Another potential response is that teaching people how to focus is especially important for younger generations, who\u2019ve only ever lived in worlds inundated with technology and thus are terrible at focusing. But this may not be true: Younger generations may be both capable of focusing and also better at filtering out non-essential information than their predecessors<\/a>. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hyperfocus also maximizes your productivity because it helps you achieve a \u201cflow state.\u201d First defined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, flow states<\/a> occur when we\u2019re so occupied by what we\u2019re doing that we forget that time is passing. Flow states occur when a task meets the ideal level of difficulty, pushing your cognitive limits just enough to be challenging but not so much so that it\u2019s distracting. And, as Bailey notes, we\u2019re far more likely to experience flow<\/a> if we are focused on a single task. (Shortform note: Most of us think about flow states when we\u2019re trying to achieve a task, but Csikszentmihalyi\u2019s Flow<\/em> also discusses how to achieve<\/a> flow states in your relationships. In fact, having friendships and romantic relationships with flow is essential to your happiness<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bailey argues that hyperfocus is especially beneficial for busy people: The busier you are, the more you need to hyperfocus because it becomes even more critical to prioritize the correct tasks and not waste time on low-impact tasks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: In The Busy Trap<\/em>, author Tim Kreider argues that we like being busy because it reassures us that our lives are filled with meaning<\/a>. In contrast, both Bailey and Essentialism <\/em>suggest that we can find more meaning by doing fewer activities but doing them better<\/a>.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crucially, despite its intense name and the fact that Bailey mostly describes how to hyperfocus at work, hyperfocus is essential in your personal life, too. You can hyperfocus just as well on a budget report as you can on a trip to the zoo with your kids. (Shortform note: In Deep Work<\/em>, Newport makes a similar point about deep work, which he defines as any task you do that\u2019s aligned with and focused on your values<\/a>. You can hyperfocus on spending time with your children, and spending time with your children can count as deep work.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bailey highlights how hyperfocusing on conversations improves your relationships, going so far as to posit that \u201clove is nothing more than sharing quality attention with someone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Hyperfocus may help your relationships because we\u2019re just as distracted at home as we are at work. Looking at your phone while you\u2019re with someone has become so prevalent there\u2019s a word for it: phubbing<\/a>, an amalgamation of phone and snubbing. But phubbing decreases the quality of your relationships\u2014one study found that just having a phone nearby during a conversation reduced the trust and empathy participants felt from and towards one another<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is hyperfocus? What difference can it make in your life? Productivity expert Chris Bailey suggests that you can be your most productive self through hyperfocus, that is, focusing on a single task at a time. You become less distractible, and you work more efficiently. Keep reading to learn about the benefits of hyperfocus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":58891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,30],"tags":[566],"class_list":["post-58887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-self-improvement","category-work","tag-hyperfocus","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat Is Hyperfocus, and Why Does It Matter? - Shortform Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is hyperfocus? 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