When you’ve got anxiety (or you’re someone who’s grown up/lived around the Internet for a while), focus can be really hard. Fortunately, your brain CAN be trained.
You have to make a conscious effort to make the change. This means:
- Setting yourself up for success
- Developing awareness for distractions
- Start by trying to focus on just one big task per day
- Repeating this until it’s natural — all habits take time to build; give yourself a month to 6 weeks to feel like “a natural” at focusing on your writing.
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As someone with anxiety who used to love to write these tips are helping me get back into the habit without the guilt
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