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In Search of Lost Focus

by The Economist Intelligence Unit

Focused attention is one of the key components of a knowledge-driven economy. Amid the upheaval wrought by the covid-19 pandemic, the role of focus in the modern working world has also taken on renewed importance. In this podcast series, we will speak with experts to discuss the role of focus in the workplace and the importance of finding ways to enhance it.

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Episodes

Tactics, tools and technologies

30m · Published 16 Dec 06:30

The role of technology in life and work has grown immensely in the midst of the pandemic. In our final episode, we speak with Dr Gloria Mark, professor of informatics at the University of California, about the strategies that people can take to remain focused and try to increase attention spans that are coming under strain in this new environment.

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Boundaries and expectations

42m · Published 01 Dec 22:30

Who has a bigger role in building focus and shaping focus? Is it the company and its leadership, or is it each of the individual knowledge workers? In this episode, we speak with the author, speaker and entrepreneur, Darious Foroux, about steps individual knowledge workers can take to build focus for themselves.

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Structure, balance and flexibility

36m · Published 28 Oct 18:30

Focused attention is essential not only for creativity, problem-solving and productivity, but also health, happiness and overall well-being. As knowledge workers left their office spaces and shifted to working from home, we have learned a great deal about the importance of focus and what is lost when it is missing. In this discussion, we speak with Dr Megan Jones Bell, chief strategy and science officer at Headspace, about what the covid-19 pandemic has meant for the way we think about protecting and building focus, both now and in the future.

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In Search of Lost Focus has 3 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 1:49:03. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 26th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on March 30th, 2024 06:42.