We’re proud to see Focus Tiger featured in Tivi in the article “Metsästäjä-keräilijän aivot eivät kestä tätä” (“The hunter-gatherer brain can’t handle this”). The article explores a growing challenge in knowledge work: how constant notifications, interruptions, and digital stimuli put our ability to focus to the test.
The story features our client OP Uusimaa, which has made Focus Tiger available to all of its employees this year. CEO Olli Lehtilä has also taken the programme into use himself, setting a great example of leading focus culture from the top.
Why Is Focus Harder Than Ever?
Technology may have made work more efficient, but our brains evolved for a very different environment. In knowledge work, and particularly in the finance sector, a constant stream of interruptions and time pressure can wear down our ability to concentrate.
Every interruption pulls us away from the task at hand, and switching between tasks can leave behind “attention residue”, making it harder to fully focus on what comes next.
“Focus Tiger has given me more understanding of how our brains work and why people act the way they do”
Olli Lehtilä, CEO of OP Uusimaa.
Long working days and countless decisions are part of a demanding leadership role, and Lehtilä tells Tivi that he has wrestled with these challenges throughout his career. Taking care of sleep, exercise, and nutrition sounds simple in theory, but putting it into practice can be much harder.
Focus Tiger gave him practical tools to better support his own wellbeing. He also valued learning the science behind things he had previously understood intuitively but had not been able to put into words. That is at the heart of Focus Tiger: turning neuroscience into practical insights and habits people can use in their everyday work.
How Focus Tiger Helps
Focus Tiger is a neuroscience-based app trusted by thousands of experts at leading companies, including hundreds of professionals in the finance sector. It helps individuals and teams strengthen self-leadership, sharpen their focus, and work more sustainably, especially as AI continues to reshape knowledge work.
The method, developed at the University of Helsinki, combines neuroscience with short daily exercises that help turn research into practical routines. The goal is simple: more productive work while supporting long-term brain health and wellbeing.
The results speak for themselves:
- +2.2 hours of productive time per week
- 95% say Focus Tiger tools help prevent burnout
- 89% improved their ability to manage stress
- 82% reported higher job satisfaction and a greater sense of success at work
- Svea Bank: 70% faster response times
More productive time and better well-being, without burning out along the way.
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Read the full story in the Tivi article (for subscribers).
