focusing
- noun
- /ˈfoʊkəsɪŋ/
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enfoque
- (FOCUSING)
Yeah, I would say focusing on the positive.
- Yeah, I would say focusing on the positive.
- We're in the momentum of focusing on, you know, the bad.
- Like we're so good as athletes at focusing and at pivoting our focus.
- So training in focus and noticing what stands out.
- They think it's about just clearing your mind, focusing on your breath.
- But yeah, you just do that focus work for a couple hours.
Examples
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FOCUSING ON TREATMENT
Academic text (2006) -
AND I THINK THAT MAKES PEOPLE SWITCH FROM FOCUSING ON, "WHAT DON´T I HAVE?"
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Middle School Counseling Research Focusing on Academic Development and Performance
Academic text (2005) -
So she says the act of focusing consciousness is volitional.
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I understood deep down, through my Focusing work, that I did not want to achieve anything but to be with what was there—reality—life.
Academic text (2000) -
BUT, UM, TONIGHT, INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON WHAT WE'VE LOST, WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO SOMETHING THAT WE'VE FOUND.
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The act of focusing your attention on the task at hand can greatly improve your performance.
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Her focusing on the details helped ensure the project's success.
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Mindfulness is about the focusing of one's thoughts on the present moment.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
A careful focus on something to notice or think about it
794
3.5
Close attention to one subject or activity
122
3.3
The ability to give all your attention to something
1
4.9
Focusing the mind and attention on one thought or goal
To bring attention to one part so it becomes clearer
Giving all attention to one part and ignoring other important details
Antonyms
How Focused
122
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Focusing comes from the Latin word focus, which meant the 'hearth' or warm centre of a home. A hearth is where people gather, so to focus your mind is to bring attention to one centre, which is why focusing means concentrating your attention.