Andrew Huberman· PhD
And the more often that they did it and the more consistently they had adopted that, that technique of the narrowed focus of attention, it seemed that they were doing better in their runs.
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And the more often that they did it and the more consistently they had adopted that, that technique of the narrowed focus of attention, it seemed that they were doing better in their runs.
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Now, when they're running a short distance, that target might literally be the finish line, the line that they're trying to cross. If it's a longer distance, they set subgoals, like the person, the shorts on the person up ahead that they're trying to beat, or they choose some sort of stable landmark, like a sign that they would pass by.
Yesterday, I took a run near the waterfront here, and I think I did it somewhat incorrectly, the entire run, I was thinking about getting back to the statue, at which I started. - [laughing] Yeah. - But I did find that I ran fastest in the final 20 meters.
What they said instead was that they are hyperfocused. They assume this narrowed focus of attention, almost like a spotlight is is shining on a target.