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With so many distractions in the day of 24/7 media, social media, and the internet, attention management is crucial for getting things done.
What has got you hooked that you are so distracted? Maybe you need some mindful attention management in place.
If you are like most people, you plan your day based on your “To-Do List”. You probably even time block it. However, this plan gets hijacked the moment you open your mailbox.
When your day ends, you find that you were busy all the time, but you did not address what you had planned! Your attention was claimed by things that came up at that moment.
Attention management is the biggest leadership challenge today!
The ability to manage the distractions around us, stay productive, and deliver quality results is the difference between super performers and average ones.
There is too much of external stimulus actively drawing us, on our mobile devices itself via –
Studies show that human attention gets disturbed every 3 minutes, and approximately half the time, we disturb ourselves.
Add to this the hybrid work environment where ~ 40% of the time, we share space with our family during our work hours, and our distractions multiply. Our focus is divided between the antics of your children, the capers of your dog, the doorbell, the home phone, and much more in addition to our work.
This onslaught on our brain puts pressure on its processing capacity. Try listening when people cross-talk in meetings!
Can you achieve something worthwhile with this level of intrusion?
Dr. Maura Thomas shares the following tips –
Control your environment – Your environment is where you work. How do you need your environment so that you can be most productive? What can you do to control it? Do you need a quiet corner, music, a standing desk, headphones, a do not disturb sign, blocks of time in your calendar to do deep work? How do you let people know that you need to be focused and don’t want to be disturbed? Explicitly setting boundaries is a critical piece of controlling your environment.
Control technology – Most technology applications are designed to keep us hooked. We need to use technology in a way that serves us, instead of holding us hostage. And it is difficult because technology is a distraction, but it is also a tool to manage our work.
Here are some steps that can help –
Control behavior – Believe that you are in control over how you respond to the stimulus and control your behavior and thoughts. For example –
You are unique. Figure out what works for you and practice that.
Attention management is powerful because it allows us to focus on what is important to us. It is a proactive tool that empowers us to focus more, be present more, connect more and achieve more.
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