Book Summary for DO IT TODAY by DARIUS FOROUX
Chapter 10 – How To Focus Better. (Manage Your Attention. Not Your Time.)
I have always wondered on how long I could stay focused on a work before I get distracted. The truth is that human beings are wired in the tapestry of connections to things that always contend for their attention. From family to online notifications to friend’s need. We are social beings for a reason. So this chapter wants to examine how even amidst these connections, we can focus better and do a considerable amount of work in the stipulated time.
🛑 Distraction is a part of human nature. Naturally, we humans love to be busy.
However, busyness is not a good thing as it go hand-in-hand with distractions.
🛑 Why do you think some people go AWOL and come back with better plans and ideas. It’s because to avoid distractions is to delay the gratification to be in social company offline and online.
🛑 According to the author, the biggest mistake people make is believing we can manage time. It’s a surprise I’m knowing this for the first time too.
🛑 The author further buttress this point, he wrote; Seneca, one of the most famous
Stoic philosophers, said this in Letters From A Stoic:
“There is never a time when new distraction will not show up.”
There are always distractions. So you better train yourself to manage your
attention. Not your time.
🛑 Now I know that to focus better, I have to grab my attention and control it to focus on what I want, this way I can better manage time.
🛑 To conclude this, I’ll draw exact words from the book:
Focus determines the quality of your life.
No focus means
no control of your attention. And no control means frustration.
We all know
what frustration leads to. Start managing your attention. Not your time.
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