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Techniques and Strategies For Maintaining Focus (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I take notes and write up mini reviews on my laptop when I watch shows as its the only way I can follow what's happening. Even with no distractions I tend to drift off into my thoughts.

Once or a twice a year at work I'll go through the cycle of creating a new planning system, doing really well with it before it ultimately fails. It's better than nothing though. I'm using Microsoft Planner a lot now.

I have a Galaxy Watch which I use to help with my morning routine. It syncs with google calendar and I schedule in everything I need to do in minute detail (wake up, get up, make breakfast, eat breakfast etc....) it kinda works but not so much just recently. Again better than nothing.

How about you?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kind of off topic (but I guess we're used to that, huh?) I think it's funny that you have trouble paying attention to the TV, because if there's a TV playing in the room I can't turn my attention away from it.

It could be golf playing at a bar while I'm on a date with someone I REALLY like and no matter how hard I try not to, I'll keep looking up at it. I don't give a shit about golf, but I HAVE to know if this guy makes his putt.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah i'm the world's worst listener and I absolutely hate it so I'm always trying to find ways to fix it. I can watch entire season runs without knowing what happened. I've been known to go to the cinema and leave without having paid attention to a single thing. I've listened to literally hundreds of podcasts but don't bother any more because there's just no point. Five minutes at best and my mind goes elsewhere.

Ironically if there's something else I'm trying to focus on and there is a TV or something happening in my peripheral I often can't tune it out.. lol