Your #1 Enemy
A lack of focus may well be the number one enemy of productivity and achievement. It can slowly creep up on you without you knowing and soon, you are entrapped and unable to break loose.
There are so many things that steal your focus:
- constant interruptions,
- phone calls,
- too many things to get done,
- procrastination,
- unscheduled demands,
- unanswered emails and messages,
- competition,
- disorganised priorities.
The list goes on.
These can be described as unwanted distractions that sap your energy, steal your time, lower your performance and ultimately, keep you from attaining what you want.
Keeping yourself on track can be an uphill battle, especially in today's instant, connected-all-the-time world. At any time, with a simple click, your finger has the power to quickly disconnect you from your task-at-hand and propel you into a melting abyss.
Concentration Is Critical
Performing well requires you to concentrate and direct yourself mentally towards what you want to achieve. Whether it is learning a new skill, completing a task, involving yourself in a discussion, doing research, time with family or taking a much-need time out, your ability to focus on what you are doing means will lead you to either succeed or fail.
Like any other skill, developing your ability to focus takes practice, practice, practice. The more frequently you work on becoming better at it, the stronger and more effective you will be.
A good starting point is knowing what you current position is, so let's get started!
It is strange but just before I read your tutorial I stumbled over an article via the Pocket app, named "Indistracted", which goes hand in hand with what you write here and your related blog post about Focus the other day.
I have noticed lately that I have been suffering a bit form distraction myself, from stress due to heavy workloads at work, and trying to get some progress in my digital entrepreneurship.
The distraction takes me into a digital screen doing research and work related to my digital entrepreneurship, overlooking among other things, our dog. She has started to react to my distraction, and has showed it to me lately that she is not happy with my shift of focus.
This weekend, I will re-write my work schedule and DMO details to allow for more quality time with family and our little fur baby.
Your Call-to-Action in your tutorials are spot on.
-Roy-