How can I learn to focus better (especially while reading)? [more inside]
posted on Aug 17, 2008 - 21 answers

Does loud, distinctly heard cheering (not general crowd roar) "work"? Is it at least benign? [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2008 - 23 answers

How do you get back in the swing of things - catch up on work, personal goals and commitments after getting lost/overwhelmed/giving up etc..? [more inside]
posted on Jun 17, 2008 - 16 answers

Often I find myself thinking "yes, that's exactly what I was trying to say", or "that certainly didn't come across as clearly as I wanted", and even "how do I put what I'm feeling/needing into words?" Is this a disconnect between my (sometimes very scattered) thoughts and my verbal skills? [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2008 - 20 answers

winXP filter: Taskbar takes focus away from applications; Setting 'dont steal focus' in powertoys has not helped; What tools can I use to help me find out why/what is doing this? [more inside]
posted on Jun 5, 2008 - 11 answers

IE7 keeps stealing focus, even after I use TweakUI. [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2008 - 4 answers

Life kicked me in the teeth, but I've got work to do. I don't need anyone to cheer me up, I'm just looking for a specific bit of advice: how do you get things done when you're depressed? [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2008 - 39 answers

JobFilter: My boss gets busier every day; I still report to him but expecting guidance/supervision/mentoring has become a joke due to his insane workload. Should I move to another department? [more inside]
posted on May 26, 2008 - 17 answers

How do you develop focus, drive, and personal discipline? [more inside]
posted on May 11, 2008 - 28 answers

Why does our brain perceive tilt-shift photography as tiny little toy models? I'd love to know the science behind this popular effect.
posted on Apr 10, 2008 - 19 answers

What are some good examples of companies that changed their business, changed their product line, or changed their focus? Significantly? [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2008 - 46 answers

Currently I drive a 2000 Ford Focus and looking in to buying a 2001 pontiac aztek for $5700. I need some recommendations on it. [more inside]
posted on Feb 26, 2008 - 25 answers

How do I get back into the mental groove? Got any tips on how to get back my focus and get things done when I've been thoroughly distracted and just can't get back into it? [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2008 - 11 answers

Sometimes at my job I have to do boring things. I want to be able to hunker down and just get things done, but I just can't focus. [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2008 - 17 answers

[Automotive-Repair-Filter]: I dropped off my car at the dealership for it's scheduled maintenance and to have some loudness checked out. Now I'm being told that despite wheel-bearings being the noise-culprit, my car needs $1000+ worth of repairs. Am I getting shafted? [more inside]
posted on Jan 14, 2008 - 27 answers

OSX troubles - whenever I open or switch applications, all other open application windows disappear. How do I fix this? [more inside]
posted on Dec 25, 2007 - 9 answers

I can't focus on blue lights. Is this normal? [more inside]
posted on Nov 22, 2007 - 18 answers

Low-cost, bare-bones, all I wanna do is type - recommend me a low-cost, take-anywhere laptop alternative. [more inside]
posted on Oct 19, 2007 - 27 answers

Help controlling ADHD? [more inside]
posted on Oct 13, 2007 - 14 answers

I know I need therapy, and I intend to get it as soon as my health insurance comes through in a few weeks. I'm under a lot of strain from a pending divorce and various related financial issues. I'm not just depressed, but I have the attention span of a gnat and I get caught in horrible, tormenting chains of obsessive thoughts. This is really crippling my ability to work and bill my customers, leading to more financial stress, leading to more emotional stress, etc. What solid things can I do in the short term to focus, work and get things done without pacing, obsessing and crying a lot? [more inside]
posted on Aug 13, 2007 - 24 answers

How can I use my focus for good (either directing it towards something useful, or to maintain interest) ? [more inside]
posted on Aug 8, 2007 - 6 answers

My impulse towards giving myself instant gratification is ruining my life! How can I train myself to stop lunging for instant gratification and instead remind myself to consider what will be most gratifying in the long term? [more inside]
posted on Jul 20, 2007 - 26 answers

Tired of feeling 2nd best in everything. What to do? [more inside]
posted on May 31, 2007 - 29 answers

How can I discover and attend focus groups that offer monetary compensation in exchange for participaton?
posted on May 24, 2007 - 11 answers

Which Mountain bike to get? VIPER vs Focus [more inside]
posted on May 2, 2007 - 7 answers

I am looking for a small device that I can either wear or carry in my pocket that will beep, ring, and/or vibrate at a pre-set interval. (I'm thinking every 15 minutes.) I am an easily distracted individual, and I think that this would help me focus on what I should be doing at the moment.
posted on Jan 10, 2007 - 13 answers

I am looking for a small device that I can either wear or carry in my pocket that will beep, ring, and/or vibrate at a pre-set interval. (I'm thinking every 15 minutes.) I am an easily distracted individual, and I think that this would help me focus on what I should be doing at the moment.
posted on Jan 10, 2007 - 13 answers

Any way around these two (Mac) iTunes annoyances? First, iTunes apparently cannot remember my password for "Check for Purchases". Second, iTunes always jumps the focus back to the next song it's playing despite how much further down I'm browsing and adding songs to playlists. [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2006 - 11 answers

How do people actually bring themselves to study? I mean, it's just so... *yawn* [more inside]
posted on Nov 11, 2006 - 21 answers

I don't think correctly. [more inside]
posted on Oct 23, 2006 - 27 answers

Let's say I find a shiny spherical object and under point lighting, I move it very close to my eye. I then focus on the bright spot, but focus at a distance of 1-2 feet until the patterns are in focus. At this point, it looks like a bad microscope. Am I looking at part of my own eye? Is this a documented phenomenon I could read about?
posted on Oct 21, 2006 - 19 answers

Sometimes when I come out of a movie I get a beautiful feeling of clarity and focus. I have some questions about this. [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2006 - 24 answers

What are some ways I can stay more focused at work? [more inside]
posted on May 16, 2006 - 13 answers

Attention optics geeks: Will a flat water/air port affect a lens' minimum focus distance? [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2006 - 6 answers

How to reset my brain after long reading sessions. [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2006 - 37 answers

Selective Depth-of-Field in Six Feet Under, and a question about lens flares. [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2005 - 12 answers

How to politely converse with a person who has a lazy eye? [more inside]
posted on Aug 16, 2005 - 19 answers

What is the worst SLR camera lens you have ever used? [more inside]
posted on Aug 4, 2005 - 20 answers

Does anyone have any hard information on why mornings are considered the most productive or focused time of day? [more inside]
posted on May 25, 2005 - 24 answers

After toiling in freelance obscurity for the past 3.5 years, where I have been working from home 90% of the time, I have FINALLY landed a significant long-term gig working at a large company (technical product manager for a large financial data/systems provider). How on earth do I break my bad work habits developed during this time? E.g.: checking email 20x per minute, posting on MeFi all day long? Are there any tricks to getting back that heads-down focus, any exercises, any advice?
posted on Feb 22, 2005 - 13 answers

How do you stay focused on a project? [+]
posted on Jan 7, 2005 - 23 answers

After having used the web obsessively for about eight years now, both for work and pleasure, I've noticed I've developed certain attention deficit disorder symptoms, i.e. I find myself leafing through books, reading only chapter and subchapter headers and then move on. Similarly, when I watch a movie on TV, I find myself switching channels all the time, watching other programs (even movies) simultaneously. The thing is, I don't really feel I'm missing out much, because I "get the general idea" anyway, I'm just getting three general ideas instead of fully absorbing one. Is this bad? Anyone else doing this? Comments and insights welcome.
posted on Jul 17, 2004 - 32 answers

Suggestions for getting and staying mentally focused? [mi]
posted on Jun 30, 2004 - 12 answers