Unlock the Secret Workspace Tricks That Top Performers Swear By for Unstoppable Focus and Efficiency
2. Managing digital distractions (put the phone away!)
“One way to boost our will power and focus is to manage our distractions instead of letting them manage us,” psychologist Daniel Goleman wisely notes.
Think about that: how often do we let pings and buzzes pull us away from what we intended to do?
I’ll be honest, I used to be glued to my phone. If a text came in while I was writing, I’d check it reflexively. Then I’d see a news alert, then a social media notification… and suddenly the 2 minutes I intended to spend replying to a friend turned into 20 minutes of mindless scrolling. By the time I got back to writing, I had lost my flow. Sound familiar?
