Finding focus?

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Problem: You have an ocean of attention that never seems to flow in the direction you want it to go 

Solution: By engaging your physical senses, the mind becomes easier to direct. In this way, it's sometimes possible to bring on hyper focus, or the flow state. 

Some ideas for sensory engagement 

Sound: instrumental music (or music in a language you don't know IF you don't know the lyrics), binaural waves, ambient sounds 

Smell: candle, coffee or tea, chewing gum 

Taste: coffee or tea, chewing cum 

Touch: fidget toy - purchased or homemade, a smooth stone, putty, a pen, literally anything 

Sight: watch your candle, watch your fidget, close your eyes and visualize your work project (helpful for art, making videos, writing fiction, etc...) 

When my senses are all engaged, and my mind is focused on what I want to write, after a few minutes, my mind can't hold back any more. It's like an itch in the back of my brain that I have to scratch immediately, and only writing can scratch that itch. 

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Music Kawai Kitsune by Kevin MacLeod 

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4990-kawai-kitsune 

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

About the Ex-Gifted Podcast: 

If you are a former gifted kid who grew up to struggle with basic adulting, then you need the Ex-Gifted podcast. Host Ren Eliza talks about gifted kid burnout, and the damage that lasts long into adulthood. 

Damage like battered self esteem, decimated internal motivation, and a continued failure to live up to expectations even while we were...