Test: What helps you find focus?

If you thrive on collaboration and relationships, you can start to feel adrift without regular input from like-minded others. Sometimes, we might not even have noticed when changes in our daily routine mean less contact with key people in our lives, or we may underestimate its impact. But deep down, you know you’re at your best when you have regular quality time with people who inspire you.

You can cope just fine on your own, but you really flourish when you have the support of others to talk through ideas, share experiences or work out a way forward. So it’s not surprising you find it hard to hold onto your focus if the balance has shifted towards more time spent alone, or with people who aren’t on the same page, or have too much of their own stuff going on.

If, as a result, you find yourself lacking energy, feeling low or just questioning whether you are on the right path, it’s only natural you find it hard to focus. It can take time to work out what needs to change or what you really want, but you could start by prioritising more real-life interactions, spending time with people who ground you and, at the same time, make you feel like you could achieve anything.