“How to Focus, Manage Your

Time and Be Productive”

Whether you’re studying for a test, practicing for a sports tournament or starting a business, focusing on a single task is the fastest route to success. That’s probably why Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Steve Jobs and many more successful people say that the single biggest reason for- their success is their unique ability to focus.

While many people believe that they can focus, brilliant people all over the world are working hard (and making a lot of money) to make phones, apps, video games, TV shows and just about everything else as distracting and attention-grabbing as possible. On top of that, our biology and brains often make things worse.

In this class, we’ll learn the biases, tricks and strategies to “hack” your brain so that you can focus, get “in the zone,” do your best work and get things done. We will learn the latest techniques and strategies to make the most of your focus, time and effort.

Make a Jared Box

The Jared Box Project was started in 2001 by the children of Our Lady of Victory School in State College, Pennsylvania, to honor their classmate and friend. Since then, more than one million Jared Boxes have been delivered to over 500 hospitals across the United States. Boxes filled with the “gift of play” are given to young patients in emergency rooms, hospital rooms, surgical centers, and clinics. Each box contains small gifts, toys, games, crayons, coloring books, and fun activities selected for a specific age and gender.

For this challenge, students build a Jared Box and use the “Find a Hospital” feature to find a participating hospital near them to deliver their box. GBU will reimburse all expenses incurred for this challenge.