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title: "5 Focus Means Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Focus Means quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Focus Means sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Risk heightens focus and flow follows focus. This means that the fight-or-flight response primes the body—chemically and psychologically—for the flow state. Athletes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/risk-heightens-focus-and-flow-follows-focus-this-means-that-the-fight/)

[Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ca/steven-kotler-7422_flow_risk-heightens-focus-and-flow-follows-fo_397962.png)

> [People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-jobs/people-think-focus-means-saying-yes-to-the-thing-you-ve-got-to-focus/)

[Steve Jobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-jobs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da6/steve-jobs-307_done_people-think-focus-means-saying-yes-to-t_485289.jpg)

> [Most people make poor partners because their mental script has a defect. They believe focus means looking after their own interests. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shiv-nadar/most-people-make-poor-partners-because-their-mental-script-has-a/)

[Shiv Nadar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shiv-nadar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/shiv-nadar-7217_believe_most-people-make-poor-partners-because-t_2283042.jpg)

> [Focus means not having to know everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/focus-means-not-having-to-know-everything/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/anonymous-1_concentration_focus-means-not-having-to-know-everythin_2358889.jpg)

> [To focus means to bring your attention to the center, to concentrate on one thing intently in order to gain clarity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheryl-richardson/to-focus-means-to-bring-your-attention-to-the-center-to-concentrate/)

[Cheryl Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheryl-richardson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ac/cheryl-richardson-6835_attention_to-focus-means-to-bring-your-attention-t_2491672.png)

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