Whether it’s one of these tactics, or something you come up with all on your own, just remember that there are nearly endless opportunities to cut out distractions, deepen your focus, and make the most of every moment. You may already do some of these things, and some of these things may seem extreme to you. When you realize that there is only now, you won’t procrastinate. Whether its your internal chatter, stress, or something else, if you have a lot of noise in your mind it can be impossible to focus on anything. If you find the 2-hour block during which you can do 3x the work, you can’t waste a moment. When you think you have 24 hours in the day, you invite yourself to procrastinate. Any ad I see is in a different language, aimed at people with different cultural baggage. An added benefit of living in a foreign land is I’m exposed to much fewer relevant marketing messages in a given day. Living in a furnished apartment - where no object that surrounds me is of my concern - also reduces my cognitive load.
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With fewer possessions, my mind is free to focus. When I moved out of the U.S., I had to sell nearly everything. I’ve used electric shocks to wean myself off Facebook, and I’ve replaced my bad habits with a reading habit. When my work is more suited for a cafe, I wear the best noise-cancelling headphones money can buy. During my Deep Work sessions, I face a blank wall, and wear earplugs. I arrange not only my days, but my weeks so that my energy is harnessed, momentum is not lost, and I can recharge to do it all again. All of the bits and pieces of your work and life feed one another, like a perpetual motion machine and, your energy fluctuates anyway. When you build a habit, you don’t have to spend mental energy deciding what to do. I’m writing this article because I have a creative habit. I hire a trainer to design my program, so I don’t have to think about it. My exercise sessions are a habit, scheduled on my calendar. Your body is the instrument that does the focusing, and it is the vessel that suffers the consequences if you can’t. I eat a high-fat ketogenic/Paleo diet with lots of vegetables that keeps inflammation down, and keeps my brain running on ketones, so I can focus. Maybe you’re one of those people who can eat anything and not notice the difference. I meditate for a mere 10 minutes every morning, but the real benefits come every few weeks, when I do a long, 90-minute session.
It will trick you into wasting mental energy on things that don’t matter. If you aren’t aware of the inner workings of your mind, it can revolt on you. I wear blue-blocker glasses for two hours before bed, I stay away from social media or video content 1 hour before bed, I keep a bedtime, I wear a sleep mask, and I wear earplugs when I sleep. You can’t cut corners on sleep, but you can make the most of it.
Sleep helps consolidate your memories so you can make creative connections throughout the day.
I spare no detail in making the most of following my curiosity. Unfortunately, it is doomed to fail.Warning: I’m obsessive about this. You could try to listen to your lecture and scroll your phone, but ultimately, you’re either focused on your Instagram feed or your professor.ĭespite us knowing that - and having plenty of lived examples of the failure of this strategy to draw upon! - we continue to try and make it work. And while you can technically ‘do’ two tasks at once, you can't concentrate on both. Many of us think we can do two things at once, otherwise known as multitasking. One study, in which researchers shadowed employees, found that after they’d been interrupted it took an average of 23 minutes and 15 seconds to get back to the task. gives readers the targeted, personalized guidance they need to get started, keep motivated, and approach the next level in their own fitness and wellness. And as well as that, studies have found it takes a significant amount of time to refocus once your concentration has been broken. Above all, we must fight to keep Christ 1 in our lives. Memorize and keep key scriptures with you. Share your goals with someone that can help you stay focused. First off, you may miss important information for the duration you’ve drifted off. How do we get focused & stay focused Write out our priorities and refer to them often. Unfortunately, its negative consequences are twofold. While most of us are capable of focusing, losing focus, or drifting off in class, is a common occurrence.
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