Focus
By Dr.S.T.Nambi Of all the attributes one needs to possess to be successful, the most important trait is focus. The ability to focus differentiates one from the rest of the crowd. We see so many talented people struggling to succeed in their life, mainly because of their lack of focus. Focus can be defined as the act of concentrating on something or an activity. But this is not a complete definition as you need to ignore so many other things to focus on only one thing. Focus can occur only when concentrating on one thing and ignoring all other elements in the environment at least for the time being. In today’s society, we have become so accustomed to distraction it is almost impossible to be focused. We are required not only to do multitasking but also microtasking. Computers and robots can excel at multitasking but certainly not us. We need to understand the importance of focus. Here is a story from the great Indian epic Mahabharata about focus. Pandavas and Kauravas were the disci