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Honing a Hyperfocusing Habit

Katy BurkeJanuary 23, 2019Uncategorized

Looking at a landscape through a camera lens - upsidedown and backwards

In my last post I addressed the chaotic nature of hyperfocusing. Here I offer some practical advice on taming it.

The Indistractible Child

Katy BurkeNovember 19, 2018Uncategorized

a teenager hyperfocused on painting

Schools call it a problem. Entrepreneurs and some progressive corporations call it a superpower.

The Tension between Creativity and Productivity

Katy BurkeSeptember 4, 2018Uncategorized

A girl focused on creating a painting

I find it jarring that we put far more emphasis on task completion than just about anything else including, thought.

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