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Forgive me if you aren't looking for advice, but I recommend a distraction notebook: Keep a small notebook beside you and promise yourself you are going to foc
by laurieg 10y ago
Forgive me if you aren't looking for advice, but I recommend a distraction notebook:
Keep a small notebook beside you and promise yourself you are going to focus on the topic at hand for a period of time. When a thought, question or search topic pops into your brain, write it in the notebook. When you have some free time you can pick up the notebook at look up all those things. Of course, I often find that coming back to them they aren't all that important at all, and feeling of desperately needing to know has gone.
- mattalbie 10y agoI've done the same thing! It's been really useful in getting rid of the distracting urge to answer every thought that jumps into your mind.
- flocial 10y agoThank you, I actually do something like this. If I get stuck writing I'll write out all the scatter brained thoughts into a catch all file. Otherwise, I try to create separate physical spaces for various tasks and try to practice mindfulness in general. It will always be an ongoing process though.