Making Sense of Focus in an Overstimulated World - With guest Chris Bailey - Episode 107

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick

Dr. Jean Claude Doornick

Self-improvement, Education

5.0 • 541 Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Our guest today is someone who doesn’t just write about productivity; he lives and experiments with it. Chris Bailey is the bestselling author behind The Productivity Project, Hyperfocus, and most recently, Calm Your Mind. You may have seen Chris’s TED Talk called How to Get Your Brain to Focus, It went viral and has 18 million views. Through immersive self-experiments, research synthesis, and efficient insights, Chris has helped millions of people rethink how they use their time, attention, and energy. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, TED Talks, and beyond. He has a way of making the abstract concepts of focus and attention tangible, achievable, and relatable. Today, we’re diving deep into what it means to make sense of focus in a hyperstimulated world. Welcome to the show, Chris Bailey. On a personal note, what i love most about Chris is that he is a super cool guy that doesn't know he's famous. Like a guy you could have drinks with and make fun of people. Connect with Chris Bailey TED TALK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu4Yvq-g7_Y Website: https://chrisbailey.com IG: @chrisbaileyauth Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. ►Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / @drjcdoornick Facebook: / @makessensepodcast YouTube: / @drjcdoornick Join us as we unpack and make sense of the challenges of living in a comparative reality in this fast moving egocentric world. MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast—At the top right, you will find a "Follow" button. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where i get all these topics for almost 15 years? I have learned to read at almost 4 times faster with 10X retention from Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon OUR SPONSORS: Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. - Makes Sense Academy: A private mastermind and psychological safe full of the Mindset, and Action steps that will help you begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about - The Sati Experience: A retreat designed for the married couple that truly loves one another yet wants to take their love to that higher magical level where. Come relax, reestablish and renew your love at the Sati Experience. https://www.satiexperience.com 0:00 - Intro 3:41 - How did you come to find this work? 7:17 - What is the real problem that’s causing the distraction of attention 9:29 - When Social Media Switched to the Algorithm, we were exposed to Novelty 11:27 - Chris’s TED Talk that got 20 Million Views 12:43 - A 24-hour cell phone fast 15:09 - DMN (Default Mode Network) Is wandering good for you? 17:24 - Focus in the absence of intention is a distraction 21:57 - Don’t hate the player, hate the game 28:29 - What are some baby steps to reclaim control and focus 34:51 - What can we do to calm our minds 39:01 - What are your thoughts on the simulation Hypothesis? 44:25 - Whats next for Chris Bailey

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Make Sense with Dr. J.C. podcast. This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness
0:06.8	and performance. On the Make Sense podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works,
0:15.0	and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way that you look at things, the things that you look at begin to change.
0:25.0	The Make Sense podcast is sponsored and primarily funded by the Make Sense Academy.
0:30.4	Our private community, where open and curious seekers of growth and expansion apply the
0:35.8	make sense principles and systems to move from simply
0:39.1	going through life to growing through life. So check out the Make Sense Academy, risk-free,
0:44.5	for less than you'll spend today on shit that you don't need. Welcome, my friends, to the
0:49.2	uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Make Sense with Dr. J.C. Dornick podcast.
0:57.0	Makes sense.
1:01.6	Our guest today is not someone that just writes about productivity. He lives and experiments with it.
1:08.9	Chris Bailey is the best-selling author behind the productivity project,
1:13.2	hyperfocus, and most recently, his new book, Calm Your Mind. You may have seen Chris's TED Talk,
1:19.3	because it had like 18 million views called How to Get Your Brain to Focus. Through immersive self-experiments,
1:30.7	research synthesis, and effective insights,
1:37.9	Chris has helped millions of people rethink how to use their time, attention, and energy.
1:43.6	His work has been featured in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, TED Talks, and Far Beyond.
1:44.7	Chris has a way of making abstract concepts of focus and attention tangible, achievable,
1:50.9	and relatable.
1:51.9	And to be honest with you, he's a super cool guy.
1:54.6	I really enjoyed our conversation.
1:56.5	So today, we're going to dive into what it means to make sense of focus in an over-stimulated world.
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