"The faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention, over and over again, is the very root of judgment, character, and will... An education which should improve this faculty would be the education par excellence."
William James
COMMIT
Commit to training focus & to focusing on one particular thing for a block of time.
Make a commitment to stay tuned into the task for the duration of time you've allocated to that task.
PREPARE
Take a moment to prepare your environment so you are less likely to be distracted and more likely to stay focused.
This could include
*working in a space you'r unlikely to be disturbed,
*setting up a timer for the block of time you're choosing to offer to the task (15 - 90 minutes are recommended blocks)
*having phone on airplane mode or do not disturb,
*having only the tab/app you're working on open on your computer,
*wearing headphones (even if nothings playing in them) to let others know you're not contactable,
*have an uncluttered work space.
Anything else you can thing of that will help you focus.
The little bit of time it can take to set your space up can save time & energy you would spend navigating distractions and trying to refocus.
PRACTICE
This is where you get to train your "Focus Muscles".
Tuning into one thing for a certain period of time (for meditation 3 - 30 minutes. For work, working out or passion projects - 15 - 90 minutes.)
