How Improving Your Standard of Living Affects Your Attention

We spend around 10,000 units of attention to achieve a single goal.

So if there are elements of “poverty” in your life — a cluttered workspace, uncomfortable shoes, a poor working environment, or an old laptop — each of these can take up about ten units of attention per day. That means you’re spending nearly a third of your attention on them alone.

Many people mistakenly believe that solving these issues requires a lot of time and money. In reality, it doesn’t.

Take a look at your work environment and remove anything that has been irritating you for a long time. For example, replace your old planner or fix that squeaky chair — and you’ll immediately notice how much more focused you become on solving tasks.

Remember: achieving your goals costs attention.