Focus Pocus
I suffer from Shiny Object Syndrome (SOS… how appropriate), so I am easily distracted. I have learned how to cope with my SOS using several different techniques.
Do you have tips & tricks on how to stay focused? I’d love to hear them – please share.
In this week’s VLOG, I share a few tips that work to keep SOS in check and stay on task (and focused).
Thanks for listening.
I’d love to hear what you think. Please take a moment to leave a comment below and share your thoughts and questions. Or, feel free to share what you learned from this video.
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Enjoy your day – Susan
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Great tips! I am a believer in the ‘Carrot on a stick’ method. I tell myself after I finish whatever task I need to complete I can make a cup of tea or check my SM, etc. It varies based on the length of the task.
Hi Patricia, great idea, thank you!
Hi Susan,
Great tips, thank you! I also have SOS and find myself wasting all my “work” time. What I started doing was to go to the link page and just book mark it. Then when I have some “free” time I can go check them out and see if they will work for me.
Just my 2 cents for the day!
Linda – VA to the ResQ
Hi Linda, thanks for tips 😉
It might not work for everyone, but regarding scheduling/setting timers/turning down the electronic noise, I actually have a good old fashioned kitchen timer on my desk for setting 15-minute intervals of cleaning out the Inbox or catching up on social media or whatnot. Again, it probably doesn’t work for everyone, but I find the metronomic tic-tic-tic comforting and it doesn’t get any competition from the various “You’ve Got Mail” type of electronic messages which are switched off.
Great idea Mark, thank you for the tips.
Great tips! Love the video format.
Thank you!
I love the tips for scheduling everything from social media, phone calls, to email in the 15 minute chunks. I feel like I get easily distracted when I go to check emails I end up down a rabbit hole of other tasks that I don’t need to be doing.
Hi Beth Anne, thank you! Email is a huge distraction – I agree. Best to set a schedule to check it a few times a day 😉
This may sound silly but it helps me to focus when I wear my headphones, even when nothing is coming through them..
Kim – not at all. I need to have music too in order to stay focused. I might try the headphones when my house gets noisy!