Your Attention Span Is Garbage, Here Is How To Improve It.
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Learn more about productivity with this collection
Understanding the psychological rewards of bad habits
Creating new habits to replace old ones
Developing self-discipline
Technology is the primary killer of your attention
Constant distractions from notifications, alerts, and screens demanding your focus have deteriorated your ability to sustain attention on any one thing.
Rebuilding your attention span requires making a conscious effort to limit distractions and avoid mindless technology use.
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Recreate your relationship with your phone
- Turn off notifications. Reduce distractions and the urge to check your phone, encourage proactive behavior, and improve cognitive load.
- Use it as little as possible. Stop carrying around your phone everywhere you go. Make it a challenge to watch your screen-time drop over time.
- Get over your FOMO. Overcome your fear of missing out by uninstalling your social media apps or stopping checking them every 2 seconds.
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Why you should train your attention
- Few people have exceptional self-control. Be one of them to get in the top 1%. Attention is the key to unlocking your full potential.
- Reach your wildest dreams. Never be scared of dreaming big. Most people don’t, and this opens up new possibilities for you.
- Improve every part of your life. With a strong ability to maintain focus, you can improve every area of your life.
- To control your life, control what you pay attention to. You get what you give.
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How to train your attention
- Unlock the power of brain points. Our brain has a limited daily decision-making capacity and can be depleted (or increased) by different activities. I explain this in more detail here.
- Exercise your mind and body. Start meditating, reading books, and doing physical activity. This will boost cognitive abilities, including attention, focus, and concentration, among many other benefits.
- Journaling. Keeping a journal helps you gain awareness of your thoughts and how they influence your attention. Free guide on journaling.
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In conclusion
In this article, I covered new, non-BS advice that I hope would really help to change your life for the better.
Here are a few links that you may find helpful:
Thank You for reading. Until next time,
Peace✌
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Hi! 🔭 Nice to meet you all. My name is Giovanni, I'm 15 years old and live in Italy. I am a big dreamer and I wish to change the world. My mission is to help as many people as possible embark on the journey of leveling 🆙 in life.
CURATOR'S NOTE
Your attention span is garbage, but there is hope. Here is the primary cause for this problem and how to escape from it.
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