Distractions Kill Focus - Deepstash

Distractions Kill Focus

Definition: Anything that pulls your attention steals your focus.

Example: I’m in the zone studying, but my phone buzzes with a new TikTok. My focus is gone.

Application: Put your phone out of sight. Every time something distracts you, it costs you focus. Control the environment, or it will control you.

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There are two kinds of focus: scattered (multitasking mess) and directed (laser-like attention). You want directed focus—it’s how people who crush their goals get stuff done. But first, you need to understand what's distracting you and how to stop it.

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Controlling External Factors

Controlling External Factors

  • Control your technology: it’s there to serve you, not the other way around. As often as possible and especially when you’re working, keep your phone silent and out of sight.
  • Control your environment. Set boundaries with others, especially in an open-office setting. For ...

Change Your Environment

Our environment has a great influence on our behavior. For example, if you mute and put away your phone while working or studying, you will be less tempted to look at it. 

Associate your environment with a specific task. Re-arrange everything you want to focus...

Regain Your Focus

Spend some time away from the cell phone, the Internet or anything else that pulls you away from the problem at hand.

Meditating and hitting the gym also gives you focus and takes your mind away from past and future concerns. Besides, it keeps your body and mind ...

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