What is 'focus' & how do you achieve it?

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, " Walter Hurlbut "

<whurlbut wrote:

 

> Now I probably need to explain what I meant as I used some words in there

> that have much more specific meanings for me and are generally misused to

> the point of being confusing for most. Let's start with 'focused'. To a

> physicist focusing is about converging a stream of particles towards a

> single point. The focal plane is the plane perpendicular to the overall beam

> that has the smallest surface. Nothing ever focuses to zero surface. How

> well things such as lenses or mirrors can focus a beam is determined by

> several factors and obeys a quantum mechanical limit known as the

> uncertainty principle. So when I use the word focus for spirit I am talking

> about putting the totality of their beliefs, attitudes, and external

> awareness into the chosen intention to the fullest level of their ability to

> the exclusion of any distraction towards other outcomes than the intended.

> This convergence of all the beliefs, attitude, and awareness into a single

> task is the 'focus' I am referencing here.

 

This part, just standing alone from the rest of Walter's amazing post is well

worth studying.

 

John La Tourrette, PhD