Discipline

How to recover lost attention

Your mind is not broken: it has simply grown too accustomed to noise.

A lack of attention does not appear all at once. It is formed gradually as you jump continuously between screens, messages, videos, and unfinished tasks. Concentration is recovered by retraining your mind. Fewer stimuli, more silence, and taking on one task at a time. Interior life also needs attention to grow. Concentration grows through small and visible choices. There is no need to hate screens, but simply to prevent them from automatically deciding what deserves your attention.

Key idea

Attention is recovered by reducing noise and training consistency.

Your challenge for this idea

Do 25 minutes of work without interruptions. Without looking at your phone.

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