Doing mindful work means staying present to the task at hand.
Mindfulness is all about cultivating awareness of the present moment. To stay focused… “How might I eliminate distractions that pull me away from my work?” Step 1: Finding Focus (How to Get Present to Your Work)
To get into focus… “How might I take steps to be fully present to the activity of my work?” The rest of this article outlines a variety of strategies you can use to get focused, and stay focused in your work. If you’re a human, you’ve probably struggled with procrastination (getting started), and distractions (staying focused). There are two main challenges to your focus: Have you ever looked back at a day, only to realize that you didn’t do what you said you wanted to do? That instead of focusing on what’s most important, you were swept up in a stream of what felt urgent, fun, or convenient?įew feelings are more frustrating! But there are clear reasons why it happens.
#Staying focused full
By giving one activity your full attention, you eliminate the costs of switching between tasks. The more effective alternative is to simply stay present to the task at hand. A variety of studies illustrate the costs of “task-switching” that occurs while trying to juggle multiple things at once.Īlthough it may feel productive to “multitask”, the negative consequences add up. To make matters worse, switching between tasks is a detriment to your effectiveness. It might feel like you’re doing multiple things at once. Like switching between tabs in an internet browser, your mind is only actually processing one thing at a time. What most people think of as “multitasking” (doing multiple things at the same time) is actually serial-tasking (doing one thing at a time, but switching between activities in quick succession.) In reality, the key to effective work, is quite the opposite. If only I could learn to do multiple things simultaneously…I’d be so productive! I’d make better progress on all of my goals!īut unfortunately, that’s not how the mind works. Somehow he manages to play the guitar, harmonica, kazoo, two horns, various percussion instruments, and sing…seemingly all at the same time! It’s endlessly entertaining. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated by one-man-bands like Cigo Man Band.
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