Studies show we can work for an average of just forty seconds in front of a computer before we’re either distracted or interrupted. (Needless to say, we do our best work when we attend to a task for a lot longer than forty seconds.)We all are distracted by something else all the time. Being busy and being productive are two different things. The first thing lacks focus, which makes the work productive.

Why Focus Matters

Our brain receives 11 million “bits” of information in the form of sensory experiences each second. But how many of these eleven million bits can our minds consciously process and focus on at once? Just forty of them. Not forty million or forty thousand, but forty.Our attention space is like the RAM of any computer device.Meta-awareness: Becoming aware of what you’re thinking about. It will help to clear our RAM to boost our productivity.

Limits Of Your Attention

To hyperfocus,<ul><li>Choose a productive or meaningful object of attention;</li><li>Eliminate as many external and internal distractions as you can;</li><li>Set a timer</li><li>Focus on that chosen object of attention;</li><li>Continually draw your focus back to that one object of attention.</li></ul>When we should hyperfocus - <ul><li>Whenever we can</li><li>Around the constraints of our work.</li><li>When we need to work on a complex task.</li></ul>

Hyper Focus Ritual

Here are a few other break activities that may help <ul><li>Going on a nature walk.</li><li>Running outside or visiting the gym at work (if your company has one) or offsite</li><li>Meditating (especially if your office has a relaxation room)</li><li>Reading something fun and not work-related</li><li>Listening to music, a podcast, or an audiobook</li><li>Spending time with coworkers or friends</li><li>Investing time in a creative hobby like painting, woodworking, or photography</li></ul>

Recharging With Intention

Know about your distractions and Write them down.

Different Types Of Distractions

As many as 40 % of our actions are habits, which shouldn’t require conscious deliberation. That is autopilot mode. We can't manage our attention in autopilot mode.To swith off autopilot mode -<ul><li>Just keep a plan what to do, when to do, and how much time will take to do.</li><li>Catagorise all of your tasks in the above 4 types.</li></ul>A perfectly productive person would focus on only the top two quadrants of the above chart. More time on purpose full work, less time on necessary work.

Switching Off The Autopilot Mode

<h3>WHEN WE CAN MULTITASK</h3><ol><li>A few small habitual tasks. - listing music and running or cleaning home etc.</li><li>A task that needs most of our focus, as well as, a habitual task. - listening to a podcast or audiobook while doing maintenance tasks, or playing a simple, repetitive video game on a phone while listening to an audiobook.</li></ol>Except these we should never try to multitask. Then we only switch task rapidly which creates attention residue, for that it takes 50% more time for the next task.

Multitasking

To reduce distractions —<ol><li>Take stock of the distractions around you. Make a list.</li><li>Distance yourself</li><li>Introduce more productive cues into your environment.</li></ol>

Taming Distractions

To connect dots more easily —<ol><li>Scatter your attention in a richer environment. — You can also use cues to capture everything you need to get done.</li><li>Write out the problems you’re trying to crack.</li><li>Sleep on a problem.</li><li>Step back.</li><li>Intentionally leave tasks unfinished.</li><li>Consume more valuable dots.</li></ol>

Connecting Dots

Scatter Focus: Our Brains Hidden Creative ModeDifferent style of scatter focus<ol><li>Capture mode: Letting your mind roam freely and capturing whatever comes up.</li><li>Problem-crunching mode: Holding a problem loosely in your mind and letting your thoughts wander around it.</li><li>Habitual mode: Engaging in a simple task and capturing the valuable ideas and plans that rise to the surface while doing it. Research has found this mode is the most powerful.</li></ol>

Scatter Focus

It’s not that I’m so smart; it’s just that I stay with problems longer.

Mind Map will help you to remember it BETTER.

MIND MAP

Without selective interest, the experience is utter chaos.

As a rule, we should<ul><li>consume more useful information, especially when we have the energy to process something denser;</li><li>consume balanced information when we have less energy;</li><li>consume entertaining information with intention or when we’re running low on energy and need to recharge; and</li><li>consume less trashy information.</li></ul>

Collecting Dots

A practical guide to managing your attention--the most powerful resource you have to get stuff done, become more creative, and live a meaningful life Our attention has never been as overwhelmed as it is today. Many of us recognize that our brains struggle to multitask. Despite this, we feel compelled to do so anyway while we fill each moment of our lives to the brim with mindless distraction. Hyperfocus provides profound insights into how you can best take charge of your attention to achieve a greater sense of purpose and productivity throughout the day. The most recent neuroscientific research reveals that our brain has two powerful modes that can be unlocked when we use our attention effectively: a focused mode (hyperfocus), which is the foundation for being highly productive, and a creative mode (scatterfocus), which enables us to connect ideas in novel ways. Hyperfocus helps you access each of the two mental modes so you can concentrate more deeply, think more clearly, and work and live more deliberately every day. Chris Bailey examines such topics such as: * identifying and dealing with the four key types of distraction and interruption; * establishing a clear physical and mental environment in which to work; * controlling motivation and working fewer hours to become more productive; * taking time-outs with intention; * multitasking strategically; and * learning when to pay attention and when to let your mind wander wherever it wants to. By transforming how you think about your attention, Hyperfocus reveals that the more effectively you learn to take charge of it, the better you'll be able to manage every aspect of your life.

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