#050: How to Defeat Distractions and Stay Focused

Focus on This

Michael Hyatt

Planning, Timemanagement, Education, Organization, Michaelhyatt, Productivity, Business, Achievement, Focus, Worklifebalance, Goals

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🗓️ 17 August 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

You arrive every day really hoping to get a lot done. But before long, text messages, social media, and office chatter pull you off track. By noon you’re wondering, “What just happened to my day?” It’s so demoralizing to realize that you’ve wasted your best focus time. Here’s help. We’ve fought our own battles with distraction and interruption, and we’ve developed a foolproof strategy for keeping them at bay. Follow these simple steps, and you’ll get your focus back, finish your to-do list, and leave work feeling satisfied nearly every day. This episode of Focus on This is brought to you by the new Full Focus Pocket planner. Learn more at fullfocusplanner.com/pocket. In this episode, you’ll discover— What an “anticipation tactic” is—and how to use them to avoid distraction. How to identify your unique obstacles to productivity. The times of day when we’re most likely to fall prey to distraction. Practical tips for designing around your weaknesses. How to handle family interruptions when working from home (without hurting feelings). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, what do you think is worse? Living in constant reaction mode or missing the goals that
0:07.6	matter most? Well, what if I told you both problems stem from the same route? And you can actually
0:13.2	fix it, starting now. Join our free training where Michael Hyatt and Marissa Hyatt are going to be talking about rising above
0:22.4	the noise, reclaim your potential and achieve your goals in 2025. It's not just another online
0:28.2	training. This is your chance to make real progress. Spaces are limited, so sign up now
0:34.2	at fullfocus.com forward slash rise.
0:43.5	Hey everybody, this is Nick.
0:47.2	I am the producer of the podcast here at Michael Hyden Company.
0:53.1	And I'm supposed to be reading you just a pretty standard ad about the full focus pocket planner, but I like couldn't do it.
0:56.0	I just, I needed to tell you that if you haven't checked out the new full focus pocket
1:00.8	planner, you really should.
1:02.4	It's all the goodness of the full planner, but slimmed down.
1:06.5	I've got mine here on my desk, if I can find it.
1:09.0	Here it is.
1:09.9	And it's great. It's small. It's
1:12.4	compact. It lays flat. You know, it's got the ribbons. He's got plenty of notes section. So if
1:17.4	you love the planner, but just wish it was a little smaller, then the pocket is perfect for you.
1:23.6	That's at full focus planner.com slash pocket.
1:29.8	Okay, let's start the show.
1:35.4	Jennifer stopped by once a day to catch up on the latest Netflix shows.
1:38.6	The lyric.
1:43.5	It's very Larry-esque.
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