The Importance of Distributing Focus
In GRE test, there are many mathematical concepts a test taker needs to ace. To name an example, distributive law is one of many. The law emphasizes the concept of factorization to simplify the process of calculation. This concept can be applied to many problems in GRE test. I will not mention anything about GMAT since I have not taken the test yet.
Understanding mathematics core concepts is very useful since GRE test will least likely examine the test taker straightforwardly. So there is no need to memorize formulas.
Put aside the GRE test, I just found out the importance of distributive law or the art of distribution in daily life. The saying of not putting all eggs in a basket manifests this law. It sounds more investment advice, doesn’t it?
Well, it doesn’t actually. You will also find yourself disappointed for putting too much focus on certain thing and not having anticipated the worst outcome. However, juggling between focuses is not a child play even for a grown man. Human tend to settle, while adapting requires a lot of push if there is no urgency of doing so.
I have summarized a lesson to accommodate these two worlds. You can still allocate attentions on certain things more than on the other.
It is better to pile up attentions on manageable things, such as focusing on building body mass, training math skills, or crafting art. You can do all of those things without having reliance on somebody else. Doing those things consistently is all you need.
No body stops you but yourself. What sounds interesting is that focusing on manageable things will not get you disappointed since the outcome is as what you expected beforehand.
Conversely, allocating attentions on unmanageable things will bring you no good. You can never fully predict the outcome of things that are beyond your control. Many things are unmanageable, such as love, career, or someone else’s help.
For example, I can only do my best effort to do my job, but I have no control on how fast I will climb the career ladder. Expecting the management to promote me as fast as I have expected will only lead me disappointed. That’s why we need to expect less on unmanageable things.
Nights ago, I met my friend and we discussed many things, not to mention about managing attention. I complained to him that I had no drive on spending my time other than with my girlfriend. He could expect how disappointed I am when my girlfriend gets busy.
He suggested me to push myself doing something else more than just thinking about my girlfriend. Making myself busy on other things so I can yearn less about her.
Identifying the difference between manageable and unmanageable is not hard to do. We only need to push ourselves focusing on manageable because after all this is for our good.
