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The Powerful Plan That Prevents Distractions From Destroying Your Day
The same strategy that keeps kids from drinking window cleaner can keep you from losing the day
I’m going to go out on a (very short) limb and say you’re probably not surprised by what distracts you every day. Like so many things in life, most of your distractions are the same thing day in and day out.
Sure, there are times when the unexpected happens, like a client calls needing immediate attention, a power outage brings everything to a grinding halt, or your computer takes on a mind of its own and begins updating just when you need to finish a project.
For the most part, though, the majority of your distractions are of your own making — checking email, scrolling through social media, wandering into the kitchen looking for snacks, online shopping, or watching highlight videos of last night’s ball game. The list of distractions is long and varied but rarely surprising.
Every time you allow yourself to become distracted, even for just a moment, your concentration evaporates. Studies have shown that it can take up to 23 minutes for you to regain focus and get back on track each time this happens. Put a few 23-minute sessions of distracted time together, and you’ve effectively blown the…
