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External vs Internal Triggers
- External triggers come from the outside world, like pop-up notifications on devices.
- Internal triggers, such as boredom or stress, originate from within oneself.
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Hack Back External Triggers
- Defending Your Focus: Limit notifications and manage communication channels.
- Scheduled Interactions: Plan specific times for checking emails and engaging in group chats.
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Mastering Internal Triggers
- Identify the Discomfort: Notice what you feel before you get distracted (For example, anxiety when preparing for a presentation).
- Note the Trigger: Write down the internal trigger and the context in which it occurs (The anxiety makes you want to check your phone to escape discomfort).
- Explore with Curiosity: Approach your feelings with curiosity rather than judgment or anger (Instead of getting mad at yourself, ask why you're stressed).
- Reframe the Experience: Consider the presentation as a chance to showcase your skills and learn something new.
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Be Aware of Liminal Moments
- Liminal moments are the transitions between tasks throughout your day.
- These brief periods can be particularly susceptible to distractions because they create a sense of uncertainty and discomfort, prompting you to seek quick relief through distractions.
- For instance, checking your phone "just for a second" can end up in never ending scrolling on social media.
- The Ten-Minute Rule: If you feel the urge to engage in a distracting activity, wait ten minutes before giving in. This technique helps you "surf the urge," allowing the desire to pass without acting on it. Or use apps like One Sec.
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Effective Time Management
- Effective planning involves time-boxing, allocating specific time slots in the weekly schedule for different tasks.
- Emails, with their variable rewards, are habit-forming distractions - organizing emails into 'For Today' and 'For This Week' folders helps in prioritizing and managing responses efficiently.
- At office, implement a policy requiring detailed agendas before meetings reduces unnecessary gatherings.
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Prevent Distractions with Pacts
- Effort Pacts make unwanted behaviors more difficult, like using apps to block distracting websites.
- Price Pacts impose fines or bets with friends for missing targets, acting as a deterrent to undesired behaviour.
- Identity Pacts help in positive self-definition - when you see yourself in a certain way, you are more likely to act in accordance with that identity. Internalize your identity by referring to yourself as an indistractable person - "I don't check my social media in the mornings".
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How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.
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