And all these images, words, and emotions got stuck in my head, spinning in the background, and luring me from my demanding work into shiny worlds of distraction. Then, as I woke up in the morning, I automatically grabbed my phone and before I knew it, it was an hour later. As I closed my eyes and tried to concentrate on my breath, a thousand pictures and words were jumping on me from all sides.Īnd I understood what was the problem: the day before I spent the whole evening on the couch, “binge consuming” news & social media. After lunch I sat down to meditate, to clear my head and get it under my control. I was surprised by this state - I haven’t had a bad day like this in ages. I did not have a clear picture of what exactly I was going to write, I did not know how to start - and I could not focus and cut through the brain fog. Many times I opened the empty document intended for my article… but could not force myself to actually write anything. I was going in circles like this almost the whole day. In the morning I sat down at my desk, and instead of writing an article I started to reply to emails, look up random things on the internet, then cleaned something in the kitchen, chatted with some friends on social media, ate a snack, discovered some new emails and got new ideas that needed to be checked online… Yesterday was not a productive day for me. So what can you do when your mind refuses to settle in and focus on the work at hand? Below you will find a tried and proven *minimal* approach how you can gain focus - and keep it throughout the day. There are too many things pulling at our attention: too many articles to read, too many talks and seminars, too many topics to think about… But as scientists, we need to concentrate deeply to advance our research - and to write up our findings clearly and effectively. And in this distracted world, it’s becoming increasingly rare. Our ability to focus is a precious resource.
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