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I used to have no trouble concentrating on one thing. Now, it seems nobody can work (or let anyone else work) without "multitasking". So, now I find it hard to
by JustSomeNobody 10y ago
I used to have no trouble concentrating on one thing. Now, it seems nobody can work (or let anyone else work) without "multitasking". So, now I find it hard to concentrate even when I am allowed to focus on one thing[0]. The single biggest thing that helps with that is a timer and commitment to the timer.
[0] I guess I am so used to being distracted that I find I distract myself.
- AlexandrB 10y agoI'm the same boat. I am now very rarely in any kind of state of flow (maybe once every few months) and it feels more shallow than it used to be.
- throwaway729 10y agoHave you become competent? I.e., are you doing different work than you used to when you felt like you were often in a "state of flow"? Or do you just need less concentration to do the same work? I was feeling terrible for a while and then I noticed I was doing strictly more difficult work, and faster, but that work had become routine and trivial by now, so the deep focus wasn't needed.
- petra 10y agoIsn't surfing the web or Googling, flow ? you can be totally focused on it that you forget everything else , and times passes really quickly.
- mirekrusin 10y agoGood one! Checking HN/fb for hours must be some kind of flow indeed.