HPR Blog Post

How does improving focus help people?

There is plenty of evidence that focus helps performance.

Sitting in my hotel room, staring out at Niagara Falls.

A few years ago I read this Sunday Times article about how in golf, one lapse of concentration can be the difference between winning and losing.

More than any of the 4 stages of a High Performance Routine, improving the Focus stage has transformed my life the most.

One of the reasons people feel so exhausted is they’re paying a huge cognitive cost from constant context switching.

Here are 5 ways you can reduce this cost to regain your energy.

What’s the most valuable skill in the workplace?

It turns out it’s actually *not* the art of pretending to look busy on Zoom calls.

When I created the High Performance Routines framework I really wanted to explore how well supported it was by empirical research.

What empirical evidence exists to support the idea that preparation rituals can improve performance and engagement

One recent study gave participants two short rituals:

What’s the biggest difference between elite performers in sport and in business?

In 2012 the Nebraska Tourist Board came up with a slogan (h/t Gretchen Rubin) to promote the state:

“Nebraska: Honestly, it’s not for everyone”