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How to Get Your Brain to Focus | Chris Bailey | TEDxManchester

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How to Get Your Brain to Focus | Chris Bailey | TEDxManchester

20,481,325 views October 25, 2019 15:57

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Discover science-backed strategies to sharpen your focus, reduce distractions, and unlock creativity—ideal for anyone struggling with attention or productivity. Chris Bailey shares practical insights from his research and book Hyperfocus to help you harness your mental energy more effectively.

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The latest research is clear: the state of our attention determines the state of our lives. So how do we harness our attention to focus deeper, get distracted less, and even become more creative? Chris Bailey, author of the recent book Hyperfocus, talks about how our ability to focus is the key to productivity, creativity, and living a meaningful life.

Follow Chris on @chris_bailey Chris Bailey was recently described by TED as possibly “the most productive man you’d ever hope to meet”. He is the international bestselling author of Hyperfocus and The Productivity Project, which have been published in sixteen languages. Chris works with organisations around the globe on how they can become more productive without hating the process.

To date, Chris has written hundreds of articles on the subject of productivity, and has garnered coverage in media as diverse as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York magazine, The Huffington Post, Harvard Business Review, TED, Fortune, Fast Company, and Lifehacker. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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