Mindfulness and flow · Command of self
Improve concentration
Definition
Concentration is staying on the one rep, the one person, or the one task until it is actually finished.
The lesson
Most men do not lack intensity. They lack a single object of attention. The phone, the next thing, the argument in the head — each one steals the repetition that would have trained them.
Pick one piece of work or one set of movements. Put the distractions in another room. Stay until that piece is done, or until the time you set is done. When the mind leaves, bring it back without a speech. The return is the training.
Give one task an undivided block of time. Each time you leave it, come back and count the return.
Busy switching that feels like effort and finishes nothing.