This isn't really your fault (nor is it uncommon). Everyone and everything is fighting for your attention 24/7 (including HN). As far as I can tell there are t

This isn't really your fault (nor is it uncommon). Everyone and everything is fighting for your attention 24/7 (including HN). As far as I can tell there are two ways to deal with it: The first one is to remove every distraction from your live: Install a browser extension that allows you to block specific websites when you're working, close your Twitter client, check your email only once a days, etc. This doesn't really work though because most of us need all this stuff to do our work. The second way is to learn to focus your attention. Here[1] is a nice introduction to mindfulness/meditation that Jon Kabat-Zinn gave at Google and here[2] are some guided meditations you can use to practice on your own. It works really well and has other useful consequences as well (e.g., stress reduction). [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwwKbM_vJc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwwKbM_vJc [2]: http://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/mindfulness/programs/mbsr/Pages/audio.aspx http://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/mindfulness/programs/mbsr...