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Jul 8, 2026 8 min

Focus Isn't the Problem You Think It Is

from The Productivity Show

Why did reading twenty books a year suddenly become impossible? Thanh used to fly through books and podcasts without a second thought — until his ability to concentrate quietly started slipping away, and no amount of blocking notifications or silencing his phone fixed it. The distraction wasn't coming from his devices. It was coming from inside his own head. In this encore episode, Thanh breaks down what actually happened, the strange mix of experiments he ran to fix it, and the concept of attention management that came out the other side — a shift in thinking that helped him concentrate for 90 minutes or more at a stretch. If you've noticed your own focus fading and assumed it was just a willpower problem, this episode makes the case that it isn't. Visit www.asianefficiency.com for more productivity tips and tactics. Get 60% off personal and family plans at Keepersecurity.com/TPS.

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