How To Regain Focus When You Lose It

There are going to be times when you lose your focus for whatever reason. It could be some form of distraction that causes this to happen. The techniques that we provide to you below will help you to regain your focus when you lose it. 

 

Minimize or Eliminate Distractions

 

You know that some things are likely to distract you and cause you to lose your focus more than others. Take steps to minimize these or if you can, eliminate them altogether. These days, people are glued to their phones and need to jump on any notification that they receive. Receiving a notification when you are focusing on something will definitely distract you.

 

Turn off all of the messenger services, including email, on your phone when you are working on your tasks. If you are used to responding to every notification immediately then let people know that you are going to change this. Just because someone wants to waste your time and chat with you on instant messenger doesn’t mean that you have to respond immediately.

 

A lot of people think that it is important to look busy all of the time. They spend time on the lowest priority tasks to ensure that they keep up this appearance of being busy. This is not helpful as it means that you are not prioritizing your most important tasks and completing these first.

 

It’s all about Quality and not Speed

 

Some people want to complete all of their tasks as fast as possible. They derive a lot of satisfaction from ticking off the tasks on their list and breath a big sigh of relief when they are all done. You need to be careful with this as you are likely to be putting speed before quality.

 

If you do not complete a task in a quality way then you will probably have to do it again. Maybe you are overwhelmed by the number of tasks on your list. Be calm and examine your tasks properly. Focus on a quality outcome and don’t worry about carrying forward some low priority tasks to the next day.

 

Be Organized

 

Not being able to find something fast that you need to complete a task can cause you to lose your focus. If you are disorganized with your computer and your life in general then you will increase the chances of this happening.

 

It is not a difficult thing to get organized. You create a place for everything and ensure that everything is in its place. When you are able to find anything that you need quickly it will be a lot easier for you to regain your focus for the task.

 

Use a Refocusing Object

 

You can add an object to your work environment that will remind you to refocus if your focus is broken. This can be a simple object such as a candle, a toy, a small statue or anything else that will do the job.

 

Be sure to form a strong association with regaining your focus easily with this object. If you lose your focus then a quick glance at this object will tell you that you need to get your focus back. It may take a while for this to work for you but in a short time you will find that your refocusing object can really help you.