culled from:mybusinessideas.com
Lately, I have noticed a common theme amongst a few people I know. It seems we are all struggling with the same issue – the ability to stay focused on a single task for a
prolonged period of time.
Focus is what you direct your attention to, what you allow into awareness.
Focus is a blend of intention, discipline and skill. It can be achieved by anyone who is willing to put forth the necessary effort.
Focus is something that must be fought for (it doesn’t happen just because you want it to, either!) Most often, it depends on why we lose focus.
Reason 1: Activities Don’t Interest You
Sadly, all tasks we do(or rather have to do!) are not equally enjoyable. If you find your mind wandering frequently during disliked tasks, this is a focus barrier well worth breaking through.
How to re-focus:
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Reason 2: Too Many Concurrent Tasks
Sometimes, we find ourselves working on a number of concurrent tasks at any given time.
How to re-focus:
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Learn To Prioritize & Say No Where Required
Reason 3: Interruptions & Distractions
Beeped and pinged, interrupted and inundated, overloaded and hurried: that’s usually part of our daily routine. We are constantly bombarded by things competing to attract our attention.
How to re-focus:
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Reason 4: Difficulty In Managing Work Life Balance
Other people will have wants and needs that don’t always coincide with your own. As we attempt to balance the various areas of life, we become more stressed out than ever before.
How to re-focus:
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Reason 5: Emotionally Drained
It’s perfectly OK to get frustrated, angry, etc when circumstances don’t line up as you’d prefer.
How to re-focus:
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Reason 6: Too Tired
Sometimes we don’t have the energy we had before and often find it slow to get back.
How to re-focus:
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We spend millions of seconds doing certain things, and yet it takes only one second to lose direction. So it does take practice to master the art of remaining focused. You can see results at the end of the day when you accomplish the things you most wanted to do, rather than feeling your day was empty because you were distracted by things you consider less important.
