{"id":41513,"date":"2022-08-24T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T10:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-you-cancel-out-distractions-when-youre-reading\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T16:38:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T16:38:59","slug":"how-do-you-cancel-out-distractions-when-youre-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-you-cancel-out-distractions-when-youre-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you cancel out distractions when you&#8217;re reading?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Luzia A.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Finding a quiet place or listening to music. If it&#39;s a good enough book, with focus, everything else will just melt away<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-5562062\"><div id=\"thefa-3361346714\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Stop wasting your mornings<\/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>Build a better life<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Milica C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I turn on Do not disturb mode on my phone. I go to the place that i usually read and try to practice mindfulness while reading and focusing fully on reading.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Med F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">1.) Put a list of people who might interrupt you at your reading time. Let them know you are on a zero interruption   reading sprint.let them know after what time you will be free and can contact them.<br \/>\n2.)Schedule your reading when you can expect to have a 0 interruption from people .<br \/>\nPut your mobile phone on silent mode,   do not  disturb, mute notifications  to eliminate ringtones media tones and notification screens.<br \/>\n4.) Switch off your laptop and  put mobile screen facing floor ward  so you can not view the display screen even by mistake.<br \/>\n5.)Surrounding sounds and  smells pref. you can read in a closed door room.To avoid thoughts triggered by smell.<br \/>\n 6.) If still sounds not put off use an ear plug or both an over ear anc  headphone without playing music in combination with earplugs in your eat canal.<br \/>\n7.)pre reading most importantly set an intention on how you just  can&#39;t do without reading and how it can tranform you  or help you destress for eg .<br \/>\n8.) Set a reward like good feelings post readings or distressing points you gained or wrote journal on how the reading was , what was good what not, what worked what didn&#39;t and how you can be better .<br \/>\nHope it helps .<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Justin F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I would recommend soothing music and pick something you enjoy reading. Get comfortable in a quiet place and try reading. If it&#39;s still hard than, don&#39;t use time but page numbers as minimum amount to read. Is often easier to force yourself to keep reading.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Samira Z.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">First, you have to choose a book that grabs your attention. If you\u2019re not into the book, it\u2019ll be easier to get distracted. Second, you have to pick the right environment. You can\u2019t concentrate in a busy environment. You have to make time to read, time to only be reading and not doing anything else<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Elisa N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">First of all. You need find a book that you love and grabs your attention. If it is for school try to think that once I read this I will be more knowledgeable about the subject. Then try to read somewhere quiet. If you can&#39;t then try to just put your self in the character&#39;s place or in that time. If a science book or something then try to imagine the thing you&#39;re reading about like you are seeing it. I hope I helped \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Cat N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">A way to cancel out distractions is to find a cozy and quiet spot, like outside in nature or in your room, put on so soothing music, and try and feel like your actually inside the story.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Sofie C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Because my distraction is smartphone so my solution is I will put my smartphone far away from me, and i will  be lazy to check my smartphone<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Catherine O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I really can&#39;t read without getting distracted, so i usually just read a few pages (10-20) and then take a break for as long as i have to, then go back to finishing what i have to read.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Aubrey W.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I usually go to a quiet space at at time I know I won&#39;t be disturbed. If I can&#39;t do that, I usually get so engrossed in what I&#39;m reading I don&#39;t even hear anything going on.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Janna X.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I am very easily distracted, so this is an excellent question for me!<br \/>\nHow do I cancel out distractions when reading?<br \/>\n First of all, it depends on what I&#39;m reading and why:<br \/>\n1. Read for work&#x2F;study<br \/>\n2. Read for pleasure&#x2F;relaxation<\/p>\n<p>If I&#39;m reading for work-related purposes, it tends to be non-fiction (of course) and content focused. And one of my Fabulous Daily Habits is to learn something new every day.<\/p>\n<p>So my head is already looking for something so I can check off that box by the end of the day. That&#39;s important!<br \/>\nBut it does take a little planning. <\/p>\n<p>I try to combine the content-focused reading with the app Audible and another habit, like daily exercise &#8211; walking &amp; swimming (waterproof headphones). After swimming laps, I often climb into a small float and read to cool down or in a lounge chair nearby. I make sure to pack a book in a zip lock bag. <\/p>\n<p>I always have a small notepad and a favorite gel pen nearby to capture notes and thoughts to transfer later.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;When&quot; I&#39;m reading also matters when it comes to distraction.<br \/>\nIf I&#39;m reading an actual book (which I prefer, old school-so I can highlight, re-read and make notes) I just try to do it when my mind is fresh and rested-either 1st thing in the morning or evening when it&#39;s dark (darkness tends to blot out distractions in my mind). Of course, I need to be away from others, in a private comfortable area with headphones and pre-arranged boundaries (&quot;Unless there&#39;s blood,  a bone sticking out or a fire, do not disturb.&quot;)<\/p>\n<p>Some people find &quot;meditation&quot; type music playing in background helpful (&quot;Alexa&#x2F;Google&#x2F;Siri, play new age or mediation music&quot;)<br \/>\nbut I prefer silence, lest I get distracted by getting &quot;into&quot; the music.<br \/>\nIf reading for the 2nd reason, pleasure&#x2F; relaxation, I can pretty much read anywhere if it&#39;s a good book. <\/p>\n<p>Just make sure it&#39;s not an action-oriented, mystery thriller, if you&#39;re reading before sleep at night!  Otherwise, that can distract your thoughts and potentially influence dreams, affecting length &amp; quality of sleep. Pick something lighter and not &quot;news-related&quot; then.<\/p>\n<p>So, in summary &#8211; to &quot;cancel out&quot; distractions while reading:<\/p>\n<p>1. Plan ahead-what, where, how, when<br \/>\n2. Set boundaries<br \/>\n3. Try to combine with another habit<br \/>\n4. Experiment- find what works for you<\/p>\n<p>Hope this is helpful!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Elizabeth N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">my household is REALLY noisy, so i always have some kind of distraction. thankfully whenever i read i just hop on another dimension that closes off every single thing im living in. usually listening to music which i don\u2019t know the lyrics to helps. sometimes i close the door, meditate for some moments and start reading more than once two or three lines so that i get myself in the reading mood. hope this helps &lt;3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Mm N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I normally turn off all of my notifications so that never a problem. I usually turn on some background musics while reading but recently I found turning it off works quite better. Just sitting quitely in the dark. Reading at night also the key for me.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Brittany J.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Oddly enough, I don\u2019t, I can\u2019t, the best thing I can say is to find a place and time to sit in a area where there are no distraction like bed time after everyone\u2019s in bed. I\u2019m used to the distraction so I just read through it or read with it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luzia A. Finding a quiet place or listening to music. If it&#39;s a good enough book, with focus, everything else will just melt away Milica C. I turn on Do not disturb mode on my phone. I go to the place that i usually read and try to practice mindfulness while reading and focusing fully on reading. Med F. 1.) 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