They act as a ‘Busy’ sign for your attention demanding coworkers. If listening to music still isn’t your thing, no problem. (This story is being written with ‘High Hopes’ by Kodaline playing in the backdrop.) 7.
Some will suit you better than the others. Play around with different genres of music. They’ll give you some nice background sound but won’t demand your attention again and again. Combine the best of both the worlds by putting a song or a couple of songs on repeat. Some people work better with music in the background. The rest can find their place in some drawer or cupboard. Only have things which you actually need, not want. Remove everything from your workspace which you don’t need. If you don’t have any deadlines, set some self-imposed ones and stick to them. When the clock is ticking and every moment counts, your mind doesn’t have the time to wander off. Sometimes setting tight deadlines is the best way to avoid distractions.
Looking at it multiple times might just be the extra boost you need. Use something which motives you or reminds you of a bigger goal. “If You are good enough, no one is stopping you.” - Garry Vaynerchuk I currently have a wallpaper with the following quote: I know motivation alone is worth nothing without the work. By the end of 2nd week, I had developed a strong enough habit that I replaced the app with self-control. Whenever you open a blocked app in the restricted hours, you’ll be greeted by a blank screen with a motivational quote. These apps are designed to block your access to the chosen apps in the chosen timeframe. Avoid this by installing apps such as Stay Focused for Android. Sometimes, even if your phone is on silent, you may feel the urge to sneak a quick look at social media or news. Get over this by putting your phone on silent while working. Each ring, notification sound, vibration is designed to get our focus to the phone. They bring the whole world to our hands, but also the distractions of the whole world at the same time. The god-sent hand devices are designed in such a way that they keep demanding our attention. Mobile phones are the biggest sources of distraction. Here are some things which work well for me: 1. Understand the impact this can have your output and remember this whenever you feel like being distracted.īut there is a lot more you can do to avoid the temptation of these distractions. Especially considering the fact that you may get distracted multiple times a day. And it may take up to 23 minutes to regain the same focus. That these small distractions cause us to lose our focus. After all who cares if I spend 5 minutes watching a cute video of cats? But what we don’t realise is that these small distractions add up. We don’t really pay much attention to how many times we give up to these distractions.
We can’t discard them completely, but what we can do is minimise their effect. Sounds familiar?ĭistractions exist in every workspace. Computer unresponsive? Let’s ask the friendly coworker how her weekend was. Got bored? Let’s check what’s new on Instagram. My phone’s screen just lit up? Must check this meme my friend tagged me in. A lot of our time is wasted on distractions. But not all of these hours are equally productive. The average person spends 40–45 hours a week at work.