OCD, sharp focus or multi-tasking?

What a relief; the Olympics are almost over and we'll soon be able to refocus back into our normal routine and inside our home time-zone.

My biggest take-away during these games was how focus, or lack thereof, played an enormous role on an athlete performance and none – even the greatest champions – seem sheltered from moments of distraction.

Clearly, keeping a constant focus should be the goal (so much for the virtues of multi-tasking!), but Obsessive-Compulsive behavior might still be a better formula if it didn't conjure a form of mental disease...