My tips on how to FOCUS

I was once told that FOCUS stands for Follow One Course Until Successful.

This really reverberated with me, and here’s the 10-step process I currently use…

1. Turn Skype OFF

2. Turn email notifications off

3. Turn your phone to airplane mode

4. Take your other phone off the hook

5. Cut-off all other possible distractions

6. Set a timer for 20 minutes

7. Unless the house burns down, do NOTHING else until the timer goes off

8. At 20 minutes decide whether to…

• Carry on for another 20 minutes
• Have a short break (e.g. return a phone call)
• Have a long break (e.g work-out, bath, etc)

9. Repeat until you feel you it’s right to stop

This was partially inspired by the concept of “wiring-in” in the excellent film, Social Network. Also backed-up by an article I read but can’t re-find right now!

Enjoy the power of FOCUS.

P.S. Anyone spot the deliberate error?

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