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How to focus better

Attention is downstream of sleep and light. The things sold as focus aids rank last here.

5 scored on impact, energy, cost and time — the same formula the whole site runs on. How the scoring works.

  1. Extremely high

    01 Morning sunlight

    9

    10–20 min outside, no sunglasses, within an hour of waking.

    Cost
    Free
    Time
    10 min
    Energy
    Effortless
    Impact
    Extremely high

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  2. Extremely high

    02 Sleep consistency

    6

    Wake within a ±30 min window, every day.

    Cost
    Free
    Time
    -
    Energy
    Moderate
    Impact
    Extremely high

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  3. Very important

    03 Hydration

    5.33

    Bodyweight in lbs ÷ 2 = oz/day.

    Cost
    Free
    Time
    -
    Energy
    Effortless
    Impact
    High

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  4. Important

    04 Walking

    2.67

    8,000+ steps/day.

    Cost
    Free
    Time
    60–80 min
    Energy
    Effortless
    Impact
    High

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  5. Lower priority

    05 Meditation

    0.82

    10–20 min/day.

    Cost
    Free
    Time
    20 min/day
    Energy
    Hard
    Impact
    Moderate

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