Read this if you struggle with focus:
Maintaining your focus is nearly impossible in a world where your next dopamine hit is as easy as opening an app.
Here are 5 tips for maximizing your concentration:
Here are 5 tips for maximizing your concentration:
1) Prepare your work environment
Reduce the friction between you and your work by:
• Clearing your workspace
• Planning your work ahead of time
• Closing unneeded apps, software, and tabs
Less friction means more concentration.
Reduce the friction between you and your work by:
• Clearing your workspace
• Planning your work ahead of time
• Closing unneeded apps, software, and tabs
Less friction means more concentration.
2) Break your projects into milestones
Large projects can intimidate your brain.
Ask yourself:
What’s the first step you need to complete?
Focus on that step instead of the entire project.
You’ll feel less overwhelmed and more motivated.
Large projects can intimidate your brain.
Ask yourself:
What’s the first step you need to complete?
Focus on that step instead of the entire project.
You’ll feel less overwhelmed and more motivated.
3) Reduce your internal clutter
Do you struggle to focus on one thing because you’re thinking about the other things you have to do?
Write down those other to-dos so you can plan time to work on them later.
This will clear your mind and help you focus.
Do you struggle to focus on one thing because you’re thinking about the other things you have to do?
Write down those other to-dos so you can plan time to work on them later.
This will clear your mind and help you focus.
4) Minimize distractionsÂ
Do distractions keep breaking your concentration?
Try these:
• Silence your phone
• Use Freedom to block social media
• Listen to instrumental music with noise-canceling headphones
Minimizing your distractions maximizes your concentration.
Do distractions keep breaking your concentration?
Try these:
• Silence your phone
• Use Freedom to block social media
• Listen to instrumental music with noise-canceling headphones
Minimizing your distractions maximizes your concentration.
5) Take breaks
Your mind is like a muscle - it can get fatigued.
Take a 5-15 minute break after each 25-75 minutes of work.
For best results - don’t lie down on the couch scrolling your phone.
Studies show an active break (like a walk) is even better for mental recovery.
Your mind is like a muscle - it can get fatigued.
Take a 5-15 minute break after each 25-75 minutes of work.
For best results - don’t lie down on the couch scrolling your phone.
Studies show an active break (like a walk) is even better for mental recovery.
5 tips for maximizing your concentration:
1) Prepare your work environment
2) Break your projects into milestones
3) Reduce your internal clutter
4) Minimize distractionsÂ
5) Take breaks
1) Prepare your work environment
2) Break your projects into milestones
3) Reduce your internal clutter
4) Minimize distractionsÂ
5) Take breaks
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