Does anybody else get very distracted at work? I'm having a hard time focusing, maybe it's because I just had lunch. However, it seems like a routine problem for me, almost every day, I have trouble focusing after only a few hours. Do you have any ideas how I can stay on task for a longer period of the day? Thanks!
do this exercise:
make a quarter sized dot with any color of your choice, green works for me. put it where you can see it everyday, now whenever you start losing focus, do the following
sit upright in your chair with both of your feet flat on the ground, and hands on your knees relaxed ofcourse, close your eyes and start breathing deeply, relax yourself and feel each breath giving you energy up/down/left/right, truly try to envision the energy, after breathing like that for 2 mins or so your last stretch should be of trying to take the maximum amount of air out of your lungs, for a couple of breaths, and end with a couple of normal deep breaths, open your eyes and the first thing your eyes should see is the DOT(whichever color you may choose).
from a psychology standpoint this will train you to get relaxed and focused and not only that it will have a pavlovian effect on you as every time you will see the dot, after repeating this for a couple of months, you will automatically get relaxed and focused on the task at hand, basically that DOT is going to be ur EASY BUTTON.....haha......sorry couldn't resist.
hope this helps
I had a lot of difficulties concentrating in class and on mindless tasks as well. Work is not fun, you naturally want to distract yourself. I started meditating, early in the morning when it was quiet and dark and peaceful so I wouldn't be disturbed. I find a stool, sit cross legged and concentrate on balancing for a few moments, then when I finally find my balance I just let my mind crawl anywhere it wants for 15-30 minuets. Set an alarm if you need. This clears my head, prepares me to get through the day without all my scatterbrained thoughts creeping up on me. Hope this helps you.
