How do you reduce distractions so you can focus on yourself?

This is exactly why I downloaded the app. To carve out the time for the activities I’d like to do. For me it all comes down to will power the rest I find are mostly excuses. The app can help me to overcome laziness and trigger the first impulse to act

I find I have to schedule time for myself to make sure it happens. If I turn on the radio or TV, I can get distracted and easily lose track of my ‘me’ time.

Remove electronics and find a quiet place in the house or go for a walk to a peaceful place and just breathe. Maybe do some yoga or creative writing or meditation to discover more about myself and focus on the moment I’m in.

I focus on all my things in the morning 15-60 minutes of walking or whatever you need to energize yourself, during that time give thanks, breathe, and focus on your daily and long term goals

I can choose to leave my phone behind or off when interacting with others so I’m not as concerned about the outside world as opposed to giving myself, or whoever I’m with, the attention they deserve. Instead of picking up the phone I can read or write or reflect and think for myself.

One main distraction for me is my cell. I used to check social media and that is very distracting during work time and also after work. Now, I have only half an hour everyday that I check the social media. This helped me to increase my focus and consequently my productivity during a day.

Out of sight out of mind. If i can identify the distraction then i can take measures to remove it . Which is more difficult when the distraction is mental so listening to something that it is inspiring to the goal task at hand or reading or watching such content. If the distraction is within my environment such as clutter or phone stuff i can tidy and go on airplane mode or at least silent so that i can again focus on the goal task at hand . Procrastination is a crazy beast sometimes though so that doesn’t always work still learning . 😊

I try to just think about the moment in front of me. I have taught young children for many years and find I can block out distractions and just focus on what is in front of me. It’s not that I am horribly oblivious I can just focus on the person or problem that I need to focus on at the time.

I start with a to-do list. If I write down everything I need to do it unjumbles my mind. Then I think about what I need to do in which order. Then I can see what is most important and take on one thing at a time. But I guess that is how I take care of all of the things I need to do, not necessarily how I reduce distractions to take care of myself. This app is helping a lot because it makes me take time to do things for myself. I guess if I get everything I need done it is kind of like taking care of myself because then I’m less stressed and can relax. Today I left my house so I wouldn’t be around distractions. I went to Cold Stone and sat and read for about 20 minutes. It was really relaxing and I indulged in a milkshake, which I’ve been craving for a while now. That was my me time for the weekend. Really it was the most me time I’ve had in a month. It was nice. I could have stayed longer, but I was getting antsy after just 20 minutes. I guess it takes practice so maybe next weekend I’ll spend a little longer. Or I could go to Starbucks or something on the way home and read once a week.

Set your goals in increments. At first I added every suggested habit I wanted to accomplish in my routine. I wasn’t getting them all. First add the stuff that’s most important stuff you know you will get done daily, then when your checking them all off 5 days in a row add the next habit you want to work on. This is about permanent positive changes and habits form over time don’t over do it all at once. Checking all the boxes is a really positive feeling. Also if you push the rocket there’s all kinds of motivational meditations as well as ones for just about anything you can think of, really has helped when I feel stuck. Lastly there’s a de clutter challenge when your up for it I highly recommend (I also recommend watching the Marie kondo method on Netflix highly motivating)