We crave distraction because it is the forbidden fruit.Dopamine is addictive. You could fight it by setting up a scheduled time to "waste time"Our mind then anticipates it, instead of craving it.

#11. Setup distraction time

Remember that we are trying to fight the best behavioral scientists in the world whose job is to keep us hooked to our apps.Poor chance we will win.Install time blockers!

#2. Put Time Limits On All Apps Where You Tend To Waste Time

One of the worst things we do to ourselves is to wake up just in time for our day.We feel rushed.It disorients us. For the entire day. The first thing I do is sip water for 15 mins.No phone. No book. No music. No person.Just me, water, and my thoughts.

#4. Wake up Slow

Even with 3 sources, you could spend your entire day consumed by them.Schedule time for them.

#10. Schedule time for these sources

When we write we tell our brain that this is important.Which is one of the best ways to get our mind off that thing. So the next time you feel distracted, just write down that thought.

#12. Keep a  journal for distracting thoughts

The mobile home screen is the biggest time sink of today. I realized keeping my home screen minimal dramatically reduced my tendency to check apps with no prime purpose.p.s- I'm using a productivity launcher since the start of this year and it's amazing!

#1. De-clutter Your Mobile Home Screen

Nothing beats distraction than having a routine. The absence of which is you willingly giving away control of your day to external stimuli.

#14. Maintain a routine

We are living in a world of information abundance. And the more sources you have of information, the more you will constantly be consuming, as against doing real work.

#9. Restrict Information To Max 3 Sources

If our glucose levels go down, we feel drained out of energy.If they remain too high, we tend to overeat.

#5. Maintain Your Glucose Levels Sideways

Our mind is designed to focus on things that we haven't finished, as against things that we have. Do not add to your pile of unfinished things.

#13. If anything can be done in 2 mins and needs to be done, do it.

We all have a zone where we are most productive.Guard that period ferociously. Schedule the toughest or most impactful things for that period. For me, it is my mornings. Reserved for the most important things with most of it thinking time

#6. Find your max energy period

You will not be able to fight distraction if your mobile screen is constantly pinging with what's happening, or your screen shows you how many messages you've missed!Remove all of them. It should look like this, all the time.

#3. Remove All Notifications And Red Color Badges

A powerful way to keep your mind focused.A 30-min slot is 1 pomodoro25 mins of work5 mins of breakRepeatAfter 4 pomodoros, take a long 20-30 min break. Download a Pomodoro timer - there are plenty of good ones.

#7. Use Pomodoro Technique

Your mind should be used to think.Not to remember.Use the calendar, emails, and notes app to record everything.From to-do lists to reminders and beyond.

#8. Do Not Try To Remember Anything

This thread will help you in cutting the distraction off and doing more with our time!

#10. Schedule time for these sources

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