Why can’t I focus anymore? Here’s what’s overloading your mind
Claudia Calleja of Woman Unclouded speaks to clinical psychologist Emma Micallef-Konewko to explore why women especially might struggle to focus and what might help
My mind has a mind of its own. It does not stay where I want it to stay.
Whenever I try to focus on one thing, it veers off track − looping into multiple detours of completely unrelated thoughts.
Take my drive to work, for example. I’ll put on a song or a podcast and tell myself I’m really going to listen this time. Focus. Be present. But barely two beats in, I’m already somewhere else − thinking about what I’ll cook that evening, how I’ll juggle my day, the school gift I still need to sort, or the next theme for Woman Unclouded.
Then I catch myself, press restart, and try again. This can happen an embarrassing number of times before I actually listen to the song.
Focus has become a bit of a coveted word − one I struggle to hold onto. Sometimes it feels like my mind has grown into a deep dark hole… and I get lost in it − like there are too many tabs open at once, all demanding attention.
So, armed with the belief − or at least the hope − that I can’t be the only one, I went looking for answers to this question: what’s actually happening to our focus – and is there a way to get it back?
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