Focused Attention. Developing the skill of focused attention will allow you to see, smell, hear and feel things in a vivid manner. This means directing one’s attention to a mental or sensory object, like an imagined object, a mantra, or a sensation, and following it closely.
One classic example is to concentrate on your breathing when you are excited or filled with surging emotions. The goal of concentration in mindfulness is to aid the mind away from distractions and inactivity. It will also prevent the depletion of cognitive resources due to excitability brought about by extreme emotions