14 habits that make you more focused than 98% of people

<p>What’s the deal with staying focused?</p> <p>Here are some ideas I’ve picked up over decades of procrastination and spreading myself too thin:</p> <h1>1. Know the difference between being overloaded and overwhelmed.</h1> <p>When we’re overloaded, we need to do less. When we’re overwhelmed, we need to think less and do more.</p> <h1>2. Continually ask: ‘how can I do more with less?’</h1> <p>Then apply your answers to your life.</p> <h1>3. Be ruthlessly intolerant to multitasking.</h1> <p>Trying to do more than one thing at a time massively decreases your effectiveness at any one thing.</p> <p>Do one thing at a time.</p> <h1>4. Write your goals down every day.</h1> <p>The act of physically writing them, whether short-term ‘process’ goals like writing daily or longer-term goals, cements them in your awareness.</p> <h1>5. Rely less on stimulants for focus and more on your default natural focus.</h1> <p>Most of us are so jacked up on sugar, carbs and coffee that we forget what effortless focus really is.</p> <h1>6. Prioritise enjoyment.</h1> <p>You can’t outwork someone who is enjoying themselves.</p> <p>The most in-flow productive people find a way to enjoy what they’re doing, no matter what.</p> <p><a href="https://iamalexmathers.medium.com/14-shabits-that-make-you-more-focused-than-98-of-people-1fd9e40093ff"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>