One of my new priorities in life is to practice and train my focus. Focus is a skill, and like all skills, focus is strengthened through deliberate training; this also means that focus atrophies when you neglect to practice it. Recently, I’ve found that my ability to maintain focused concentration — and as such, my ability to produce my best work — has diminished from what it was in my prime. After taking the time to read Cal Newport’s Deep Work (yet again), I have re-dedicated myself to rediscovering my previous focus through a variety of deliberate changes.