{"id":8232,"date":"2019-03-13T01:15:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T01:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-you-make-your-focus-stronger-how-do-you-make-sure-you-arent-distracted\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:11:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:11:50","slug":"how-do-you-make-your-focus-stronger-how-do-you-make-sure-you-arent-distracted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-you-make-your-focus-stronger-how-do-you-make-sure-you-arent-distracted\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you make your focus stronger? How do you make sure you aren\u2019t distracted?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Aloisia U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Apart from keeping distractions away from you (phone, TV, noise) and putting apps that temporarily block notifications on your laptop for ex., start with focusing on something you FEEL you have to do (bills, homework, meal planning, trip plans) and slowly move on to more boring stuff (university reading materials).<\/p>\n<p>As a bonus, I would recommend bullet journaling to keep track of small tasks that might distract you while focusing (\u201chave to pick up eggs on my way phone\u201d type stuff)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-4143880714\"><div id=\"thefa-473050956\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Start living your best life<\/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>Try now<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Etiene G.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I am still working on this. Maintaining a good setting for focused work is crucial, I think.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to how it is crucial to having a good setting for meditation, for sleep, for exercise&#8230; etc.<\/p>\n<p>The other things is that I think it takes practice.<\/p>\n<p>So when I do find I am \u201cin the zone\u201d, I really try to maximize the focused work session and accomplish the tasks required to conpletion. <\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019tran work for 3 hours straight and not take a break but it kind of like running or exercising&#8230; if I am doing well&#8230; I try to go a little farther and push myself.<\/p>\n<p>And the. I also try not to beat myself up too much if I have a less productive focused work session.<\/p>\n<p>You still have to try again- you can\u2019t quit. But just realize you will have another focused work session when you can try again to really focus, work longer and complete the tasks required and not get distracted.<\/p>\n<p>But like a lot of my answers, this is a a work in progress for me as well.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Nicole F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">The key to focusing is setting yourself up for success. Make sure you get rid of any distractions that might occur. Website blockers and silencing your phone are great tools for this. Start with short periods of deep focus and gradually increase them as you get better. Before you start working make sure you have a well defined goal in mind and always keep this purpose as you&#39;re working. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Suzy A.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">You can\u2019t stop distraction, it\u2019s part of your brain. Every time you get distracted, write down the distraction. When you do that, there\u2019s a sense of having let go. That makes it easy to get back to work.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Timothee Z.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\"> I turn off phone music or tv and use the pomodoro method. 55 minutes solid work on a timer. 5 mins off. You can also use 25 mins and 5 mins<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Annelore X.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Setting a goal and writing a to do list really helps me to focus more. I will feel that I\u2019m short of time and I want to do so much more.  Hope I can keep it up. I want to make my scheduling more structured and routined. Hope this app can also set weekly&#x2F; bi weekly&#x2F; or monthly&#x2F; or yearly routines. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aloisia U. 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