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Editor’s note: This article is from WeChat public account “Redwood Exchange” (ID: Sequoiacap), author Hong Shan.
As technology becomes more developed and society develops faster, people’s control over time and attention begins to decline. The new information message that pops up on the phone is the interference that every modern person will encounter. No matter what you are doing, the phone may interrupt you. When you concentrate on reading, social software may interrupt you, so you have to switch to other things; when you work hard, mobile notifications may lead you to other apps; when you are going to sleep, a spam It may affect your sleep rhythm… but we must make time and energy for important things to make our work and life healthier. So how do you stay focused? How to avoid being interfered by yourself and external factors?
Nir Eyal and Julie Li In the book Indistractable : How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life , we introduced in detail the four steps to avoid distractions: mastering internal incentives, as needed Focus on things, set aside time, crack external incentives, and build contracts. These steps can help you focus more on important things. If you are often unable to stay focused and always be bothered by other things when you need to focus, try these four steps.
Indistractable
How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
Nir Eyal, Julie Li /着
Audible Studios August 2019
The American Psychological Association’s Psychology Dictionary describes distractions as “the process of interrupting attention” and “letting notes”The stimuli that are shifting away from the most important things at the moment. In other words, distractions will keep us away from what we want to do now. If distraction becomes a habit, we may It’s impossible to stay focused, and attention is just an important factor in stimulating creativity in work and life. The opposite of “distraction” is “focus.” Focusing allows us to move in the direction we really want, this is A purposeful action. Enough sleep, full physical activity, contemplation, or prayer… are all forms of concentration, focusing is almost the most positive thing in our lives.< Img alt="Be the master of attention, refuse to interfere with what you can do" src="https://img.36krcdn.com/20191115/v2_1573782578032_img_000">
What factors distract us?
All human behavior is induced by external or internal causes.
External incentives are tips from the environment around us, and the environment tells us what to do next. For example, mobile phone alarm clocks, email reminders, news pop-ups, or even others, or just a TV set in front of you – just putting it there will make you want to open it.
Internal incentives are hints from within. When we feel hungry, we will go to eat; when we feel cold, we will add clothing; when we feel lonely, we will seek support from friends. Internal incentives are due to our desire for something or state. Therefore, the internal incentive is actually a negative emotion.
Since all behaviors are motivated by external incentives or internal incentives, we can come up with ways to avoid distractions:
