how to build trust and connection

Focus is crucial not just for work or learning but for connecting with others. Attention is more valuable than time.

Try it: be fully present with someone and give them your full attention. It's so rare and unexpected that it quickly builds trust and connection.

By analogy, being "present" means to treat attention like an on/off switch, not a dimmer.

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