2. Put Your Phone Out Of Your Sight
2. Put Your Phone Out Of Your Sight
Whenever your mind is resisting a difficult task, it will look for a distraction. Your smartphone is the perfect distraction.
Because your phone has the ability to distract your mind away from a difficult task to an endless stream of entertainment.
Whenever you are starting a difficult task put your phone away from your sight, so you can concentrate on your task.
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In today’s fast-paced digital age, you have the tools to accomplish more in less time. But on the flip side, there are countless distractions that drift your attention away from your work and waste your precious time. Learning to focus on the tasks at hand and not give in to distractions is one of the valuable skills in the 21st century. By learning these simple hacks, you can learn to manage those distractions and sky-rocket your productivity.
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