​Master Your Focus

​How to maintain focus in a world full of distractions?

​Modern technology brought us many blessings, but it has an impact on our mental health. As we become more dependent on the use of our devices, we find that dealing with distractions to maintain our focus and concentration is becoming increasingly hard. Our attention spans, the ability to think deeply and maintain focus became victims of the battle for our attention waged by the tech companies and advertising giants.

Join the “Focus on Distractions” session led by Monika Matuszewska from LaMatu and gain deeper awareness into your where your attention goes. Practice asking good questions that will help you make healthy choices both in the workplace and your daily life. This session will expose the chasm the data-rich tech industry is creating at the cost of focus- deprived individuals and touch upon current trends such as social media detox.

Bring with you to the event an open-minded attitude, curiosity and positive energy.

​Why should people attend this program:

​Are you:
• sometimes finding yourself mindlessly scrolling on your device?
• experiencing feeling drained, tired & wired at the end of the day?
• having difficulty finishing a simple task because of distractions?
• maintain focus long enough to enjoy reading a book?
 
Would you like to:
• discover new, healthy ways of coping with distractions?
• find inspiration on how to break out of the negative spiral?
• make a positive change in your daily life?
• meet your people, network and exchange ideas?

​Key takeaways:

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• Learn to recognise attention leaks to maintain focus in a world full of distractions.
• Explore which human needs modern media fulfil in your life.
• Make conscious choices about where to direct your attention.
• Understand why we need more than willpower to maintain attention in the modern world.
• Explore the mechanism of addictions in the context of modern news and social media.
• Take a step back and re-evaluate which of the messages that steal your focus and identify which of them are merely distractions.
• Identify what you need to create and maintain a sense of flow during your workday.

​What can you expect?

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• An opportunity for empowering self-reflection
• Gain new insights and learn from others
• Practical tools for improving your focus directly in your daily life
• A boost of positive inspiration and empowerment!

​Speaker Bio:

​Monika Matuszewska is the founder of LaMatu, a coaching practice in Amsterdam, dedicated to helping ambitious women unlock their full potential. Monika has been featured in the 2025 Women’s Day edition of the national "Role Model Campaign" by Equals. Her coaching practice won several awards in including the title of "Best Career Mentor for Women in Tech 2025” by Corporate Vision.

Monika is an accomplished business professional, and over the period of 16 years she built a career for multinational corporate organisations including IBM, Philips, IKEA, Nikon and L’Oréal. In addition to her experience as a keynote speaker and a manager in digital tech roles working for international companies, she brings to her training sessions the knowledge she has gathered working as a professional coach with hundreds of clients across different industries.

As a seasoned professional trainer and public speaker with rich experience in designing and delivering impactful training programmes for diverse audiences, she has led thousands of participants through her transformative workshop sessions and captivated audiences on large conference stages.

Her keynote talks and training sessions typically contain elements of positive psychology, neuro-linguistic programming and game theory. She is a big believer in “edutainment”, blending education with entertainment, often in the form of simulation games. Monika focuses on delivering practical, engaging, and interactive sessions that equip the attendees with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in their roles.

She is passionate about the topic of attention economy and maintaining focus in the world full of distractions. The topic “Master Your Focus” stems from the insights collected throughout her career as a digital marketer, blended with her personal interests in economics, technology and psychology.

​“Attention is our most important tool in the task of improving the quality of experience.”
― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi