Lately I have been running around trying to catch up, but no matter how hard I try...I just can't seem to get there. Does this sound like you?
Currently, I was trying to balance my online activities between blogging, commenting, play to earn with my offline duties some of which had hard deadlines like completing my taxes and taking courses for my certification which must be completed by the end of the month.
I know it is easy to get distracted and pulled from your priorities especially when you are behind on those priorities. It seems like they should all be the first thing you work on. Your mind always goes back to how are you going to complete all of your priorities. This will break your focus and pull you out of "the zone".
Everyone knows that when you are "in the zone", you are about to get more done and stay focused.
I found myself starting and stopping each one of my priorities and not making any major progress until I remembered an old trick I had learned years ago. You need to focus on one task at a time and allocate that item time in your schedule without any interruptions.
When you are laser focused on a task, you are more productive. Trying to multi-task is the biggest productivity killer. The best way to be focused is by removing the majority of external distractions. It would be impossible to remove them all unless you had a sound proof room with a lock and no internet connection...but then how would you complete you priority list.
Some external distractions like phone calls and notifications, email notifications and tempting sites like email and social media. Yes, I said it, even the newest post on social media. We all want to know what everyone else is posting about, don't we???
You’re more likely to sustain your focus if you are able to remove distractions for around 20 minutes straight and schedule a specific task to be worked on during that time period.
I will be starting this today to try and get better control of my tasks and be more productive because everyone knows you are always more productive when you eliminate distractions.
