How to Focus on One Task at a Time in the Age of Distraction
In the age of distraction, one thing that every company, human and device are vying for is our attention.
It is more difficult than ever to sit alone with our thoughts, to take time for true relaxation and perhaps most frustratingly, to sit down with one task and to give it our full attention.
Distractions are everywhere, shiny objects are flashed in front of our face and we get addicted to being busy.
It doesn’t have to be that way though, and there are plenty of ways to reclaim your focus and start producing your best work again. Here are 6 ways that you can learn to focus on one task at a time and not get easily distracted by your surroundings and life itself…
Stop your addiction to distractions
Perhaps one of the most obvious and effective ways to focus on one task at a time is to stop your addiction to any distractions that are stopping you from doing your work.
In his book “Deep Work”, Cal Newport discusses the dependence on distraction that many of us have and how it is the main thing holding us back from doing our best work:
Once your brain has become accustomed to on-demand distraction, Nass discovered, it’s hard to shake the addiction even when you want to…
