Focus may be the most valuable skill to master today. We are bombarded with information. The options are limitless. We live in an ADD-inducing world.
Still, we have to get shit done.
I’ve struggled with focus. As a kid, I found it hard to focus on books without getting distracted. Even today, I’ll start reading documentation and before I know it (unconsciously!), I’ve opened up a new browser tab and started checking my email or Facebook again.
Keeping focused isn’t always easy, but it’s worth the investment.
I need focus to push through difficulty to completion. That’s how I learn and grow.
We all know the person who starts a million projects but never gets anything done.
Mastery doesn’t happen easily or by itself.
So what can I do to increase my focus?
- Decide beforehand what I’m going to work on and be vigilant. Time tracking tasks helps with this.
- Keep in mind the one thing I want to accomplish today and do it first. It’s better to finish one thing 100% than partially complete eight things.
- Turn off email, text messages and Facebook. Clear the environment of clutter.
- Forgive myself when I fail.
Line up the balls, then…
Hack it.
Hit it.
Go!
*Inspired by Leo Babauta’s (free) eBook, Focus: A Simplicity Manifesto in the Age of Distraction
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