Focus Anchor: Your Reset Button for the Mid-Week Fog

About this episode

Julia Cartwright discusses overcoming the mid-week fog with a mindfulness technique called the Focus Anchor.

Hey there, I'm Julia Cartwright, and welcome back to Mindful at Work. It's Wednesday morning, that strange pocket of the week where you've made it past Monday but the weekend still feels impossibly far away. If you're feeling that familiar mid-week fog creeping in, that sense that your to-do list is somehow longer than yesterday even though you've checked things off, well, you're not alone. Today we're tackling something I call the focus drain, and I've got something delicious to help you find your way back. Before we dive in, just find yourself somewhere quiet if you can. Maybe it's your office with the door closed, maybe it's your car before work, or maybe you're stealing five minutes at home. Wherever you are right now is exactly where you need to be. Let's start by dropping your shoulders down, away from your ears. Feel that? That's tension you didn't even know you were holding. Now, take a slow breath in through your nose, counting to four. Hold it for a second. And exhale, nice and easy, for a count of four. One more time. In for four, and out for four. Good. Now here's what we're going to do. This is called the Focus Anchor, and it's a game changer for when your mind feels…

People in this episode

Host: Julia Cartwright

Topics covered

• mid-week fog
• focus
• mindfulness
• productivity
• breathing exercises

Keywords

• focus anchor
• mid-week fog
• mindfulness
• breathing
• productivity tips

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