Excessive sitting during work makes us hold our breath as we type on our computers. This leads to lower oxygen in the body and consequence muddy thinking, fatigue, and poor focus.20–30 minutes of movement is all you need. The popular 10,000 step rule is also a great goal to gun for. A simple approach is to walk and talk at the same time. Batch all the calls you can and take a walk. Before you know it, you’ll easily hit your goal and waste no extra time on it. Another approach is to have a standing/walking desk that helps you move more and burn more calories.

The Disastrous Effect of Inactivity

Our number one concentration killer is constant sensory input wich leads to informtion overload. Even a small piece of information can hinder focus. If you’re trying to concentrate on a task and you know an email is sitting unread in your inbox, it can <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/18/modern-world-bad-for-brain-daniel-j-levitin-organized-mind-information-overload">reduce </a>your effective IQ by 10 points.Use <a href="https://medium.com/live-your-life-on-purpose/how-to-ruthlessly-clean-your-devices-to-focus-better-3031cdd36fca#:~:text=Uninstall%20Social%20Media%3A%20You%20don,You%20don%27t%20need%20them.">tools and processes </a>to minimize the amount of content you consume daily. Take less short-form content and read long-form pieces. They hold your concentration and help you improve focus.Eliminate useless things: social media, news, gossip, and other things that you can’t control.

The #1 Killer of Concentration

The truth is “Reality TV is junk food for our brain, and in the same way that junk food rots our teeth and makes us sick, bad reality TV rots our brain and makes us rude”.What we watch has a definite subconscious effect on us. When you walk out of a theater after watching Captain America, you naturally feel righteous, selfless, and even patriotic.Over a period of time, we imbibe within us the same emotions and qualities we see on screen. I can intuitively know a lot about you by the kind of content you watch. Because it has a significant effect on our consciousness, moods, and behaviors.

Watching Reality Shows

Multitasking is chipping away at your concentration one interruption at a time.People who multitask all the time can’t:<ol><li>filter out irrelevancy</li><li>manage a working memory </li><li>are chronically distracted</li><li>are terrible at multitasking</li></ol>F<a href="https://medium.com/the-ascent/how-to-stop-multitasking-by-lining-up-your-dominoes-63f36285e8f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">igure out your ONE Thing </a>. Ruthlessly prioritize your life to only focus on the essentials. The fear of not completing our to-do list is the reason behind our multitasking habit.The solution isn’t to work more. The solution is to chip the list short and only keep what matters. Once you do that, you’ll no longer feel the pressure to do ten different things at one time.

Doing Twice as Much as You Should, Half as Well as You Could

Sugar consumption can lead to a spike in blood sugar levels and <a href="https://www.ananda.org/blog/five-things-that-harm-brain/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">create abnormal blood flow </a>patterns in the brain. Excessive sugar consumption can also lead to oxidative stress which in turn leads to moods, depression, poor memory, low concentration, and slower thinking.Basically, your brain will underperform and you won’t even know why.To control your sugar intake, I’d suggest journaling your food choices for a day or two. By being extra vigilant, checking labels, and even avoiding processed food, you’ll be off to a good start.

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