What is Hyperfocus?
April 25th, 2005When I’m at the computer sometimes, I hyperfocus in on what I’m doing so strongly that I forget about time. Hyperfocus (or hyper-focus) is an extremely intense period of concentration.
It is what I wish I could do in situations where productivity is needed the most. I would like, for example, to be able to hyperfocus on my work so that I could get things done in half the time. Unfortunately, hyperfocus tends to occur for me during the least stressful times, when I’m caught up in something that’s interesting but has nothing to do with work.
You could say that right now I am hyperfocusing. I have no trouble writing this entry without being distracted. It helps that I have a deep interest in talking about ADD and spreading my experiences so that other adults with ADD or ADHD can benefit from them. It just feels so natural and completely captures my attention, somehow.