Distractions are simply a part of life, but in this video I'm going to show you how I record my distractions a bullet journal! At first it was just making little tally marks on my time tracking sheet, then I started writing a short sentence about what I was distracted by.
Distractions for these days include watching the Charlie's Angels trailer, learning Paul Rudd was in the new Ghostbusters, NBA free agency rumors, a Lil Dicky rap, and college football recruiting news.
At first it was funny, then it was frustrating, and then I was disappointed. Disappointed in myself for not focusing on my work better, for not giving attention to my kids, or not helping around the house as much. I did this for two days.
On the third day though I noticed I wasn’t becoming as distracted. Thoughts and desire for distraction still floated into my head - but that it is almost unavoidable these days. But my twitch to respond and give into distractions had decreased noticeably.
By giving a name to each distraction and shining a light on them, I had decreased their power. It’s like we were meeting each other in person and I was able to say “not right now” or “hopefully not ever”.
Take a day or two this week to track your distractions. The important part is not to judge yourself, have some humor in it! Much of the world is positioned to grab our attention, so give yourself a little grace. The goal is not to change anything (yet), but simply to recognize where our attention is being pulled.
Let me know how you deal with distractions in the comments, I know many others would like to see your ideas and even struggles (it's real ya know).
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