{"id":18486,"date":"2020-01-01T10:06:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T10:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-you-keep-focused-on-what-you-really-planned-to-do-rather-than-always-getting-new-ideas-and-following-them-rather-than-the-actual-task\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:50:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:50:47","slug":"how-do-you-keep-focused-on-what-you-really-planned-to-do-rather-than-always-getting-new-ideas-and-following-them-rather-than-the-actual-task","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-you-keep-focused-on-what-you-really-planned-to-do-rather-than-always-getting-new-ideas-and-following-them-rather-than-the-actual-task\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you keep focused on what you really planned to do, rather than always getting new ideas and following them rather than the actual task?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">L Andre E.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I make prioritized to do lists at the beginning of my work day. Things that are prioritized and #1 have to be completed first be before  move on to other ideas.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-2937908\"><div id=\"thefa-36652866\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Don't let a good life slip away<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Start today<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Victor Q.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I struggle with this exact issue and what I found works for me was adding the One Big thing habit to my routine and setting aside a decent amount of time 30-60min and training using that time to focus solely on that task with no distractions, sometimes having a time limit and knowing theres an end in sight help me to stay focus where as if I try and focus on one thing for &#39;as long as it takes&#39; I find my mind and thoughts and focus wander for sure!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>L Andre E. I make prioritized to do lists at the beginning of my work day. Things that are prioritized and #1 have to be completed first be before move on to other ideas. Victor Q. 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