How To Overcome Digital Distractions

How To Overcome Digital Distractions

Interruptions really are bad for our ability to sustain focus. It's not just about the distraction that occurs for a minute or five minutes when we're interrupted, it's also about the additional time to get those brain circuits to re-engage to a mode of focus ~ AH

Distractions. They take your attention away from the thing you wanted to focus on. They could be external, like a notification. Or internal, like feeling bored. Today, we'll help you cut the external triggers.

If you're in a 90-minute block and you hear a ting on your phone, you will get distracted. No matter how much willpower you have. Here's why

When you get interrupted, you shift your attention to a new context. Your brain starts to explore what's going on and doesn't stop until it closes the loop. So your desire to stay in the know stops you from diving deep into the subject you want to focus on.

So when you get externally distracted, you lose all the momentum you gathered, find it hard to refocus, and even quit the session sometimes.

And all that's because of one stupid ting. So let's eliminate it.

What interrupts you the most? Notifications, emails, 'checking' social media, phone calls, etc. Things that are 'just 1 minute' but distract you longer than that. It's mostly things you do on your phone.

Now, if there's one thing, that if you do it, you eliminate external triggers, maintain your focus, and skyrocket productivity, would you do it?

Yeah, well, you gotta use your phone less. Or like, turn it off during certain times of the day.

I promise it's not as hard as you think. You probably had your phone hidden while working at some point. And I'm sure your productivity was much better than it is now.

So Reader, you know this tip. Now it's time you use it. So choose one of these actions and do it today.

1. Eliminate your phone from the focus session.

2. Turn off your phone / turn off all notifications right now.

I recommend the second one. Good luck Reader!