concentrate the/your mind

phrase

: to make one think very clearly

Working under a tight deadline can concentrate the mind wonderfully.

Examples of concentrate the/your mind in a Sentence

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North Korea's firing missiles over your island nation, the most recent in October, tends to concentrate the mind. — Arkansas Online, 26 Dec. 2022

As far as remote working goes, there’s a way of inviting other users into your digital working space to further concentrate your mind. — WIRED, 22 Aug. 2022

Because, to paraphrase Samuel Johnson, there’s nothing like a crisis to concentrate the mind. — Michael Lynch, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022

Still, the sudden appearance of even a balloon-like car sure does concentrate the mind. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2015