Fast Focus: A Quick-Start Guide To Mastering Your Attention, Ignoring Distractions, And Getting More Done In Less Time!

131 Pages·2016·0.72 MB·English

by  Damon Zahariades

FAST FOCUS
A QUICK-START GUIDE TO MASTERING YOUR
ATTENTION, IGNORING DISTRACTIONS, AND GETTING
MORE DONE IN LESS TIME!
DAMON ZAHARIADES
ARTOFPRODUCTIVITY.COM
CONTENTS
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Foreword
What You’ll Learn In Fast Focus
How To Squeeze Maximum Value From Fast Focus
Laying The Groundwork
Focus Defined!
Why We Lose Focus
Top 10 Obstacles To Staying Focused
7 Ways Improved Focus Will Positively Affect Your Life
Pop Quiz: Do You Truly Have A Focus Problem?
How To Create An Environment That Helps You To Focus
Lighting
Background Noise
Comfort
Ambient Temperature
Air Quality
Scents
Presence Of Others
Organization
Clutter
Time Indicator
Dry Erase Board
23 Tactics That Will Immediately Improve Your Focus
Tactic #1: Set A Timer
Tactic #2: Limit The Number Of Daily Tasks To Five
Tactic #3: Know Your Reason
Tactic #4: Begin Each Work/Study Session With Aerobic Exercise
Tactic #5: Capture Ideas Quickly
Tactic #6: Identify Triggers That Lead You To Distraction
Tactic #7: Use A Daily To-Do List
Tactic #8: Play Music That Helps You To Enter A Flow State
Tactic #9: Take Frequent Breaks
Tactic #10: Take Short Walks
Tactic #11: Commit To Single-Tasking
Tactic #12: Batch Process Similar Tasks
Tactic #13: Arrange Your Day Into Time Chunks
Tactic #14: Disconnect
Tactic #15: Limit The Time You Spend In Meetings
Tactic #16: Reset Others’ Expectations
Tactic #17: Turn Your Phone Off
Tactic #18: Manage Your Energy Levels
Tactic #19: Meditate
Tactic #20: Avoid Your Email
Tactic #21: Create (And Stick To) A Daily Routine
Tactic #22: Tame Your Inner Perfectionist
Tactic #23: Reduce Your Caffeine Intake
Bonus Material: How To Focus When Working In Coffee Shops
Face The Wall
Ignore The Door
Wear Headphones (Or Earbuds)
Listen To Instrumental Music On A Loop
Train Others To Not Interrupt You
Final Thoughts On Developing Fast Focus
Did You Enjoy Reading Fast Focus?
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Before we dive into Fast Focus, thanks are in order. I’d like to thank YOU.
Many books promise to help you master your attention and ignore distractions.
You’ve chosen to read mine. For that, I’m grateful and honored.
On that note, let’s roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty with material
that’s going to change the way you work. And in doing so, I’m confident it’ll
greatly improve your ability to get important work done in less time.
You’re going to love what’s coming your way in the following pages.
Wise Words From John D.
Rockefeller
“Do not many of us who fail to achieve big
things… fail because we lack concentration —
the art of concentrating the mind on the thing
to be done at the proper time and to the
exclusion of everything else?”

- John D. Rockefeller