7 Proven Ways to Develop Razor-Sharp Focus - Deepstash
7 Proven Ways to Develop Razor-Sharp Focus

7 Proven Ways to Develop Razor-Sharp Focus

Curated from: medium.com

Ideas, facts & insights covering these topics:

8 ideas

·

10.3K reads

170

6

Explore the World's Best Ideas

Join today and uncover 100+ curated journeys from 50+ topics. Unlock access to our mobile app with extensive features.

DANDAPANI

“People have become a slave to technology such that they allow it to control their awareness. As soon as a notification beeps, one reaches out to check it. If you practice this kind of a behaviour all day, you are just practising distraction."

DANDAPANI

241

2.33K reads

Turn Off All The Notifications Of Your Phone! Will Ya?

Turn Off All The Notifications Of Your Phone! Will Ya?

Scenario: Okay let me focus on my work...

The next moment beep beep!

Huh? Alright first let me check my notification...Woah...A new follow request on my insta..let me check!

And then you are totally off from your actual work.

Action plan: TURN ON THE DO NOT DISTURB MODE OR BETTER SWITCH OFF YOUR PHONE WHILE YOU ARE DOING YOUR FULL FOCUS WORK.

205

1.04K reads

NO MULTITASKING!

NO MULTITASKING!

Do you know that multitasking reduces your productivity up to 40%

So focus on one task at a time.

So that means no texting and doing your homework simultaneously!

208

1.22K reads

SIT BACK STRAIGHT! NO SLUGGISH POSITION.

SIT BACK STRAIGHT! NO SLUGGISH POSITION.

Your posture sends a signal to your brain as to how active or lazy you feel.

So sit back straight while doing your work.

A good posture creates an active mind and an active mind creates a productive YOU!

217

1.03K reads

EXERCISE AND GET MOVING

EXERCISE AND GET MOVING

Yup, just a morning exercise is not enough!

Take 5 minutes of walking or stretching breaks in between your work.

Sitting for long hours can lead to back pain which is not healthy.

206

1.04K reads

FOCUS ON YOUR GOAL NOT ON THE HOURS

FOCUS ON YOUR GOAL NOT ON THE HOURS

When you are working on something, instead of focusing on the hours put in, focus on what you want to get done.

Get it?

220

1.31K reads

READ MORE BOOKS!

READ MORE BOOKS!

Books with better structures encourage us to think in sequence — the more we read, the more our brains are able to link cause and effect.

You’ll be surprised at how much focused you get. Losing yourself in a book is the ultimate relaxation.

216

1.07K reads

MEDITATE!

MEDITATE!

And not just once a day. But at regular intervals. Mindfulness is a practice...So during your breaks or whenever you get the free time...go ahead practice some breathing exercises and focus on the rhythm of your breath.

211

1.23K reads

IDEAS CURATED BY

syedprincy

Dental Student🦷 An aspiring Doctor striving towards the path of righteousness.⚕

CURATOR'S NOTE

Remember you master what you practice. Why are we so good at distraction? It's because we "practice distraction." So take these small action plans today and let's break this habit of distraction together!

Syed Princy's ideas are part of this journey:

Giving Effective Feedback

Learn more about personaldevelopment with this collection

How to manage workplace stress

How to prioritize and make better decisions

How to learn anything fast

Related collections

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Personalized microlearning

100+ Learning Journeys

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates