How to Stay Focused for Increasingly Longer Periods of Time (Even on Boring Tasks)
10 ways to boost your focus and concentration skills
Tell me if this sounds familiar. You sit down to work, and after a few minutes, everything else except your work starts to seem interesting.
The birds start calling your name, your phone is begging you to check the notifications, and you wonder if someone has sent you a really important email that you ought to check now.
I know that feeling. And from experience, I know that these are all tricks of the mind to distract you.
Focusing for long periods is a skill we all need to develop. Alas, it’s also one that few master. At work or at school, those who succeed at a high level have figured out strategies to build and protect their focus so they can get meaningful work done every day.
Ever since I was in high school I’ve been obsessed with finding out ways to grow intellectually and be more productive. I’m still a work in progress. But after a few years of experimentation, here are some things that help me work with utmost concentration for long periods of time, even on boring things.
