Disabling Your Distractability

Brad Isaac sends along a link to the Achieve-It blog’s discussion on staying focused. Often we let ourselves drift in our minds rather than participating in the moment. Achieve-It discusses how to avoid this trap of daydreaming and idle thoughts.

“Goal oriented people have a lot on their minds. We are constantly thinking about our To-Do lists, who we need to contact, our schedules, meetings, family obligations, barbecues… you name it. As such, when we are in a meeting or listening to a presentation there may be a tendency for the mind to drift off thinking about what we need to do when we get out of this meeting. These distractions prevent us from focusing on what is going on in our current surroundings. It impairs our ability to learn and oftentimes we miss critical elements of what’s going on or what is being told to us….”

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Die Dulci Fruere