concentrate the/your mind
idiom
: to make one think very clearly
Working under a tight deadline can concentrate the mind wonderfully.
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That is an axis of you-know-what, and should concentrate the mind.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
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
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
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
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“Concentrate the/your mind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concentrate%20the%2Fyour%20mind. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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