Welcome to the happiness podcast. I'm Dr. Robert Puff. Focus.

As human beings we have a great capacity to be able to focus.

You probably have experienced this.

You're at a party and it's very noisy and people are talking all around you, but you're able

to focus on the conversation in front of you even though there's so much noise going

on all around you. Or another example, think of a race car driver who's driving

150, 200 miles per hour, and if he or she doesn't keep their focus on what they're doing. They can be in an accident in a heartbeat,

and yet they're able to keep up this focus through the entire race.

And sometimes our focus can be a little dangerous.

I was driving to the store the other day, and this man was on his phone, very focused on what

he was looking at and he was walking.

And he definitely wasn't paying attention to where he was going and he walked right into the street.

And the only reason he didn't get hit is because the car saw him and stopped and he just kept walking.

I don't even think he'd notice that he almost got into an accident.

Or think of someone who's having a panic attack. I don't know if you know what they are,

but they're extreme forms of anxiety and they really think they're going to die.

They're so focused on how horrible they feel and the anxiety going through them that they think

they're going to die. And all their attention is focused on that.

Or think of another person, perhaps is at a cancer treatment center

and they're going through a very challenging time, but they're out for a walk enjoying nature

and focusing on what's around them and really have a smile in their heart.

Here's a focus technique that I often use.

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