Oscar de Bos: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- head of the training company Focus Academy
- Quoted on
- Mental health
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“We like to play the blame game with focus, but many of the most common difficulties, you can solve for yourself.”
What Oscar de Bos has said
“Estimates vary slightly, but it's believed our brains process information at a rate of about 1,400 words per minute. The average reading rate, for example, is about 250 words per minute, which is significantly slower – so it's perhaps no wonder that our brains start thinking about other things when texts are a bit dry.”
author of Focus On-Off · Mental health · 27 Aug 2026 · Stop the brain rot! 12 ways to stay sharp in a mind-frazzling world ↗
Where Oscar de Bos has been quoted
- Do you like cat photos? Are you constantly distracted? You’re probably actually quite good at focusing: 10 myths about attentiontheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
- Stop the brain rot! 12 ways to stay sharp in a mind-frazzling worldtheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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