How do you use these Engineer tips when you need to focus?
Never:  Never use it: 
Try:  Might try it.
Use:  Use it as needed
Tell: Tell it to people who need it

Never Try Use Tell
Don't expect to focus on a big job.  Break it into joblets and take one joblet at a time.        
If you look at a big job, the only thing to focus on is breaking it down into joblets.        

One joblet you probably need: A list of steps you need to reach a larger goal.  

       
Imagine what your next step will be.        

Common joblet:  A list of items you need to know about.

       
If you can't be smart, be focused.  It looks the same to other people.         
Imagine what the result will look like.        

If you want to set your goals, you have to set the cues.  

       

Let distractions set your cues and you let distractions set your goals.    

       

Imagine how you will explain part of the job to somebody else.

       

Common joblet:  A list of questions you want to answer.

       

Rest, warm-up, and, practice are part of professional pitching.  Why?

       

How long should you expect to focus on one job?

       

What will you do with the result?  

       

How will you know when you are finished?  

       
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