Mental Fitness – A Trending Theme

Have you noticed yourself missing project deadlines, making careless mistakes or forgetting important information?

Mental fitness is a crucial yet often overlooked skill in an always-on working environment. Preserving it – and applying it with intention to work with greater focus – is more important than ever. What’s more, concentration doesn’t just matter on the job: it shapes how well we listen, remember, communicate and stay present in our private lives.

In a world designed to distract us, attention has become a valuable resource. Screens, notifications and alerts are omnipresent. The demands of work are ever-increasing: tasks arrive in rapid succession, emails compete for immediate attention and the pace keeps accelerating. Outside of work, too, we juggle multiple responsibilities. The good news is that feeling scattered, stressed or forgetful doesn’t have to be inevitable. Mental fitness can be trained.

Author and trainer Jens Newerla has seen first-hand the concentration lapses and careless errors that cost companies dearly. He also knows how to counteract them – with simple yet effective exercises that help keep the brain sharp. Alongside the wide range of focus exercises that form the core of Train Your Attention, Change Your Day, readers will discover how to create a focus-friendly workspace and why stress can also have positive effects. They’ll learn about the strategies that work in the long term to improve focus in everyday working life.