Working from home, a lack of work disrupted routines, and unusual times in general all diminish our ability to focus and our concentration capabilities.
It can be extremely frustrating and detrimental to our whole health and wellbeing when we find ourselves unable to focus on professional projects, household tasks or just moving forward in our lives.
Here are our top tips for getting your focus back on track;
Become more minimalist. Adopting a more simplistic approach to what you really need in your life and avoiding empty consumerism can really help you to feel more in control and at ease in your everyday. It can save you money, reduce stress, and help to create space (both in your head and your surroundings). Less distractions equals more productivity. We highly recommend taking a look at www.becomingminimalist.com for a great insight into the hows and whys of minimalist living
Step away from social media. Putting down your phone and avoiding the scroll can leave you more productive and with time on your hands. You’ll likely experience less self-doubt causing comparisons, less confusion around what you should and shouldn’t be aspiring to, and have greater real-life connections resulting in a greater sense of clarity.
Self-care. Food, drink, exercise, sleep, fresh air and education should all factor in your focus finding game plan. Fuelling ourselves adequately is important if we are wanting our headspace to function as it should. We need to move and take in some fresh air. We need to rest and expand our knowledge base. Never underestimate the power of self-care in helping us to move forward.
Prioritise your to-do list. There is nothing revolutionary in writing down everything that you need to get done but it’s a game changer to really prioritise everything on your list and do what needs doing.
What’s most urgent? What is small enough to quickly complete? Do logistics need to be considered?
Take a break. Walking away for a while can often result in more being done than simply sitting and procrastinating.
Design a plan and stick to it. It can be really difficult to move forward when you don’t have a clear idea of your end goal. Once you have established what you are trying to achieve break it down into manageable chunks with a daily plan of action that fits around your lifestyle. It is important to be realistic about what will, and will not, work for you.
Accept that stress is normal. The more we fight it and try to disguise it the harder it becomes to find enough calm to concentrate and move on. You are only human, there will be ups and downs. Remember that we are in this together, that we should pull together, and that it helps massively to find and lean into your tribe.
We would like to encourage you to consider a range of approaches. Don’t expect everything to work for you immediately, all of the time, or even at all; it’s more about having a tool kit to turn to when your focus is failing and concentration is drifting than it is to have a rigid regime – find out what works for you in your situation.
If you find any of these suggestions useful or you have an idea that we may have missed please let us know; tag us in your social media shares, comment or drop us a message.