How do you stay on track and get back into focus?
About an hour ago, I was checking my yahoo to see if I got a reply from someone who's business system I bought about a question I had asked. I did, and got the info I needed to get back to work. upon logging out of yahoo, It goes straight to their homepage.
And I seen a news story about how an astronaut said outer space has a weird smell, it sounded interesting so I read it. yada yada yada, here I am an hour later and almost forgot what I was going to do in the first place. I'm sure some of you probably have the same thing happen from time to time, where you lose your focus for a bit. It's not like a job where you have a boss to hold you accountable.
This happens often to me so I try to keep my side tracking to a minimum. But it used to be rampant for me so I searched out methods to keep me on track.
Here are some of the tactics I use to get back in focus.
I have an activity Journal (just a plain notepad file) where I list what I am working on. So If I do forget for a moment, I can view it and see what I was last working on.
I place sticky notes on my monitor with my goals and objectives on them, and when I look at them and I'm wasting time, I know to get back to work.
Also, I have my current project and it's steps listed on a dry erase board next to my desk, so If I don't know what to do I can look at it and get back on track.
I'm Interested if you have any triggers or tactics that you use to get back in focus and stay focused?
And I seen a news story about how an astronaut said outer space has a weird smell, it sounded interesting so I read it. yada yada yada, here I am an hour later and almost forgot what I was going to do in the first place. I'm sure some of you probably have the same thing happen from time to time, where you lose your focus for a bit. It's not like a job where you have a boss to hold you accountable.
This happens often to me so I try to keep my side tracking to a minimum. But it used to be rampant for me so I searched out methods to keep me on track.
Here are some of the tactics I use to get back in focus.
I have an activity Journal (just a plain notepad file) where I list what I am working on. So If I do forget for a moment, I can view it and see what I was last working on.
I place sticky notes on my monitor with my goals and objectives on them, and when I look at them and I'm wasting time, I know to get back to work.
Also, I have my current project and it's steps listed on a dry erase board next to my desk, so If I don't know what to do I can look at it and get back on track.
I'm Interested if you have any triggers or tactics that you use to get back in focus and stay focused?
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kenseavert -
Thanks
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