1/ Distraction tricks us.
Why? Because it’s not always obvious when you’re getting distracted.
Sure, if you spend your entire workday playing Among Us, it’s easy to understand how that’s a distraction.
Why? Because it’s not always obvious when you’re getting distracted.
Sure, if you spend your entire workday playing Among Us, it’s easy to understand how that’s a distraction.
2/ But what if you spend an entire morning answering emails instead of wrapping up the project you planned to finish?
In both cases, you’re distracted from what you planned to do!
In both cases, you’re distracted from what you planned to do!
3/ What makes something a distraction isn’t the task itself, it’s whether you planned on doing that task in the first place.
There’s no moral hierarchy when it comes to how we spend our time.
There’s no moral hierarchy when it comes to how we spend our time.
4/ Filming TikToks or watching YouTube videos is fine...as long as it’s what you plan to do.
The opposite is also true: working on weekends when you planned to take your kids to the park can be a distraction as well.
The opposite is also true: working on weekends when you planned to take your kids to the park can be a distraction as well.
5/ Whether or not you’re practicing traction depends on whether or not you do as you say you will do.