Why Focus Is Your Greatest Competitive Advantage at Work (Plus 19 Ways To Actually Do It)
Learn how to overcome distractions and hone your focus.
How to build a rock-solid single-tasking habit
Cutting out distractions
1. Fight apps with more apps.
2. Turn off notifications.
3. Use two computers.
4. Only keep one tab open at time.
5. Use separate desktop spaces.
6. Work offline whenever possible.
7. Schedule your email time.
Making a single-tasking plan you’ll actually stick to
8. Keep a to-do list with focused, actionable items
9. Visualize your to-do’s one at a time.
10. Schedule your daily to-do’s.
11. Create unrealistically short deadlines.
12. Keep a timer on your tasks.
13. Theme your days.
Dealing with interruptions
14. Procrastinate on purpose.
15. Keep a “read later” list.
16. Keep a “bright ideas” repository.
17. Set aside exploratory time.
Getting back on track
18. Take regular breaks throughout the day.
19. Forgive yourself when your day doesn’t go as planned.
The tl;dr summary of your single-tasking game plan:
Becky Kane
Becky writes, edits, and attempts to follow her own productivity advice from her home office in Minneapolis, USA. 🚲🛶☕️
