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    1. Course Overview and Breakdown

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    2. Key Course Outcomes

    3. Who is this guy?

    1. May I Have Your Attention, Please?

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    2. A Note on Autonomy and Control

    1. Overview

    1. Introduction

    2. Lesson 1: Understanding Attention

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    3. Lesson 2: Working Memory

    4. Lesson 3: Cognitive Load

    5. Lesson 4: Limited Attentional Resources

    6. Lesson 5: The Neurobiology of Focus

    7. Lesson 6: Key Attentional Forces

    8. Key Takeaways

    1. Introduction

    2. Lesson 1: The Roots of Distraction: "Homo Distractus"

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    3. Lesson 2: Distraction Defined

    4. Lesson 3: External Sources of Distraction

    5. Lesson 4: Internal Sources of Distraction

    6. Lesson 5: Mainstream Productivity Advice

    7. Key Takeaways

    1. Introduction

    2. Lesson 1: Focus and Productivity Impact

    3. Lesson 2: Health Impact

    4. Lesson 3: The Opportunity

    5. Key Takeaways

About this course

  • $150.00
  • 117 lessons
  • 6 hours of video content

“The only factor becoming scarce in a world of abundance is human attention.” — Kevin Kelly

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Key Course Outcomes

  • Attain greater agency over your attention to live a life of productive contribution and meaning, and one without endless distraction and regret.

  • Implement practical strategies and techniques to effectively manage external and internal distractions, allowing for more intentional and focused work.

  • Engage in prolonged bouts of deep work on complex tasks, projects and goals.

  • Master the rhythm of peak performance: focused, high-intensity, effort followed by intentional recovery, like a cognitive athlete.

  • Apply mindfulness and meta-awareness to strengthen your focus and reduce mind-wandering.

  • Achieve a balance between professional commitments and personal well-being, fostering a sense of fulfilment both in and outside the workplace.

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 “The most valuable assets of the 20th-century company were its production equipment. The most valuable asset of a 21st-century institution, whether business or non-business, will be its knowledge workers and their productivity.” — Peter F. Drucker

Attention is your most valuable resource—learn to sharpen and spend it wisely.

Organizational Benefits

The benefits are far too long to be listed here, but some of the main ones are:

  • Greater Profitability and Shareholder Value.

  • Reduced Employee Turnover.

  • Uplifted Employee Morale and Motivation.

  • Enhanced Productivity and Value Creation.

Individual Benefits

  • Enhanced Focus and Productivity.

  • Greater Fulfilment and Purpose.

  • Reduced Stress and Risk of Burnout.

  • Improved Work-Life Balance.

This course includes a blend of actionable, high-impact, insights derived from the science of peak performance.

  • The Art of Energy Management: the underlying currency of peak perfromance isn't time. It's the skilful management of energy, and attention.

  • Ultradian Productivity: harness the natural rhythms that govern your energy and attention, rather than fight against them.

  • Window of Peak Performance: discover your golden hours of high focus and productivity. Not all hours of the day are created equal.

  • Mindfulness and Meta-Awareness: strengthen attention, and fine-tune your distraction detection sensors, using the powerful practice of mindfulness meditation.

  • (Re)defining Productivity: being productive isn't a function of hard work and incessant grind. It's a byproduct of high-quality attention on the right tasks.

  • Effectiveness Vs. Efficiency: it's far more important to work on the right things than it is to do many things efficiently. Being busy and being productive are not the same.

  • Asymmetric Returns: only a few work tasks contribute to the majority of your productivity and success. This understanding lies at the heart of effective task prioritization.

  • Task-Switching: rapidly shifting one's attention during the day inflicts a cognitive cost few realize they are paying. Minimize task-switching. Maximize depth of focus.

  • Deep Rest: mounting attentional demands and the infinite availability of engaging distractions are depriving us of states of true rest — states that are crucial for our health, creativity, and performance.

Fortune Favors the Focused

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FAQ

  • Who is this course for?

    This course is designed for both individuals and organizations that fall within the knowledge work sector. For those unfamiliar with the term, a knowledge worker is anyone who produces value from information. If you work behind a computer, you likely belong to this group. Knowledge workers rely heavily on their powers of focus to think and produce valuable work. In a world overflowing with information and constant distractions, the ability to sustain deep, undistracted focus is becoming increasingly rare—and increasingly valuable. This course will help you reclaim your attention and direct it to where it matters most.

  • Is the course worth it?

    In my unbiased opinion, yes, yes, and yes. The return on your investment will be asymmetric, forever altering the way you pay attention.

  • Why should I enroll?

    The cultivation of focus in today's age of supercharged distraction is analogous to a superpower. As focus becomes more scarce, there is an enormous opportunity for those who train their powers of attention. Just like investing in the stock market, investing in your attention is a powerful investment in your future.

  • What is the time commitment of the course?

    The course includes approximately 6 hours of video content and 3 hours of text, bringing it to a total of 9 hours.

  • How should the course be approached?

    This course was not designed to be completed rapidly. As this is a self-paced course, It's recommended that students take their time to absorb and experiment with the lessons for maximal value. The course invites learners to actively test and apply the insights and practices in the laboratory of their own lives—keeping what works and discarding what doesn’t.