What Is Robin Sharma’s Simple Strategy to Improve Focus?

TL;DR

Robin Sharma’s simple strategy for improving focus is to organize your entire life around minimalism and do a few things strikingly well. He says complexity from devices, social media, friendships, books, and engagements scatters five assets: mental focus, physical energy, personal willpower, individual gifts, and time. Read on to see how simplifying helps concentrate those resources.

Transcript

minimalism is so valuable in terms of an approach to life I've been teaching this for decades minimalism is not only a design vibe if you go to the Tate Modern in London one of my favorite art galleries if you go to the some of the art galleries in New York City if you go to you know some design spaces and Zurich comes to mind there's an area where... Read More

Key Insights

• "minimalism is not just a design vibe minimalism is a way to set up your entire life" (1:03)
• "you see because here's one of the secrets of world-class do few things strikingly well" (1:08)
• "these people kept it staggeringly simple and I think that's really really important" (2:20)
• "they marshal and harness their resources their mental focus their physical energy their personal willpower their individual gifts their time" (2:44)
• "of course you'd be brilliant at those few things" (3:13)

Questions & Answers

Q: What is Robin Sharma’s simple strategy for improving focus?

Apply minimalism to your entire life, not only to the design of physical spaces. Strip away noise and complexity, then concentrate your energy, focus, and personal resources on a few important things.

Q: What does Robin Sharma mean by minimalism?

Minimalism is a way to set up your entire life. It means keeping things simple so your resources can be directed toward a small number of priorities.

Q: What is one of Robin Sharma’s secrets of world-class performance?

The secret is to do few things strikingly well. Sharma says great performers marshal their resources and focus them on just a few things.

Q: Why does complexity make it harder to focus?

Complexity fills life with noise and diversions, including social media, devices, numerous friendships, books, and social engagements. People may become so accustomed to this complexity that they stop questioning why they are doing everything.

Q: What are Robin Sharma’s five assets of elite performance?

The five assets are mental focus, physical energy, personal willpower, individual gifts, and time. Minimalism helps a person harness these resources and apply them to a few priorities.

Q: Is minimalism only an interior design style?

No. Sharma acknowledges minimalist spaces with concrete floors, little on the walls, abundant light, and glass, but says minimalism is more than a design vibe. He presents it as an approach to organizing an entire life.

Q: How did history’s heroes practice minimalism?

Sharma says history’s heroes kept their lives staggeringly simple. They had few possessions and friends rather than five homes, seven cars, or forty-thousand social media followers.

Q: What happens when you strip away noise and focus on the signal?

You can concentrate on just a few things instead of spreading your resources across complexity. Sharma says that becoming intensely concentrated on those few things would allow you to be brilliant at them.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• Minimalism is not limited to interior design; it can also be applied to all aspects of life.

• Many people are suffering from the complexities of modern life and can benefit from adopting a minimalist approach.

• World-class individuals throughout history have embraced minimalism and focused on a few important things.