Thanks, Joe! Yes, simply limiting phone & internet access is one of the most significant changes you can make to multiple focus and effectiveness. While I often take at least 1 day to respond to texts, I did find myself mindlessly watching media over the past two months - typically late in the day. It considerably effected my daily output so I recently deleted Youtube from my phone and removed Chrome from my mobile home screen. I still have a little work to do here.What type of exercise have you found most enjoyable? Furthermore, what hobbies would you be stoked to pursue. I say do those things and you wont have any problem staying off that couch ;)And yes, the power of simply getting up from your workspace for a few minutes and clearing your mind! I avoided this for a long time until I realized that I accomplish more in less time and feel a whole lot better in the process :)

Micktaa, sorry for the very long delay in response... I was juggling two full time positions up until the new year and this got buried in a avalanche of other things.Since I posted this discussion, I've parted with some of my previous techniques and refined the rest. Having two many strategies is a distraction in itself. For priming, 1 round of Wim Hof and cold exposure (often just a quick session in my outdoor shower) provides a total reset & recharge! I also do 3 rounds during sunrise, sitting in the bay (today was 55 degrees) two blocks away, after a quick run & high intensity outdoor workout - this short, 20 minute routine has done wonders for my discipline, stress management, and health! I also feel this practice helps me suppress my appetite long into the day. I do recommend, if you are looking for the most bang for your buck!With something like a fidget toy, if you dont enjoy the process then it may help to physically place it on the book or computer you plan to study at some time in advance. Preferably, during your morning or evening routine, so it can easily be added to an existing chain of habits. I also write new habits on flash cards in colored pencils and place them in my work area, so I regularly review them. I also write a list of my morning routine any time I change it and review it at morning and night, to help commit to my subconscious.Awesome, have you found writing to be a more cathardic then mentally acknowledging your accomplishment? I have found both writing and audible self-talking (but less so) to be halfway decent ways to incite emotional states. This became clear when I was writing about my earliest memory, which was a dog attack, and had a traumatic response... prior to that I had always told the story jokingly, not realizing it had really effected me. So I try to write gratitudes in the morning, especially if I'm not feeling optimal, although I often times just jump right into work once I finish my workout and coffee.

I am a professional and spent 9 years working in an environment where I was not allowed to have a mobile phone and my access to informnation technology was limited. I have found since then my focus has improved greatly. What has also helped is exercising. I am a bit of a couch potatoe and if I structure my day so it includes bouts of exercise and I regularly get up from my computer and move around I can get alot of work done.

Priming: I've tried to train my self to focus on studying by using a specific fidget toy only for studying. I would set everything up, then fidget, then study. This technique has been ok, but I don't feel like use it anymore. I only started it for a bit because I was hyped. It worked for a while but I've stopped. I may try it again though.Precision: I've used it like you. It has been extremely helpful, but just requires maintenance that I forget to do sometimes.Process and Practice: This has not worked perfectly well for me, but sometimes it helps me knock a bunch of to do items off. And it helps me make sure I get my workouts in.Mindset: For workouts, every time I finish one, I feel good I am one step closer to my goals. I usually write down that I finished a workout and what I did. Since I do that, I acknowledge my accomplisment.

Thanks, Joe! Yes, simply limiting phone & internet access is one of the most significant changes you can make to multiple focus and effectiveness. While I often take at least 1 day to respond to texts, I did find myself mindlessly watching media over the past two months - typically late in the day. It considerably effected my daily output so I recently deleted Youtube from my phone and removed Chrome from my mobile home screen. I still have a little work to do here.What type of exercise have you found most enjoyable? Furthermore, what hobbies would you be stoked to pursue. I say do those things and you wont have any problem staying off that couch ;)And yes, the power of simply getting up from your workspace for a few minutes and clearing your mind! I avoided this for a long time until I realized that I accomplish more in less time and feel a whole lot better in the process :)

Micktaa, sorry for the very long delay in response... I was juggling two full time positions up until the new year and this got buried in a avalanche of other things.Since I posted this discussion, I've parted with some of my previous techniques and refined the rest. Having two many strategies is a distraction in itself. For priming, 1 round of Wim Hof and cold exposure (often just a quick session in my outdoor shower) provides a total reset & recharge! I also do 3 rounds during sunrise, sitting in the bay (today was 55 degrees) two blocks away, after a quick run & high intensity outdoor workout - this short, 20 minute routine has done wonders for my discipline, stress management, and health! I also feel this practice helps me suppress my appetite long into the day. I do recommend, if you are looking for the most bang for your buck!With something like a fidget toy, if you dont enjoy the process then it may help to physically place it on the book or computer you plan to study at some time in advance. Preferably, during your morning or evening routine, so it can easily be added to an existing chain of habits. I also write new habits on flash cards in colored pencils and place them in my work area, so I regularly review them. I also write a list of my morning routine any time I change it and review it at morning and night, to help commit to my subconscious.Awesome, have you found writing to be a more cathardic then mentally acknowledging your accomplishment? I have found both writing and audible self-talking (but less so) to be halfway decent ways to incite emotional states. This became clear when I was writing about my earliest memory, which was a dog attack, and had a traumatic response... prior to that I had always told the story jokingly, not realizing it had really effected me. So I try to write gratitudes in the morning, especially if I'm not feeling optimal, although I often times just jump right into work once I finish my workout and coffee.

I am a professional and spent 9 years working in an environment where I was not allowed to have a mobile phone and my access to informnation technology was limited. I have found since then my focus has improved greatly. What has also helped is exercising. I am a bit of a couch potatoe and if I structure my day so it includes bouts of exercise and I regularly get up from my computer and move around I can get alot of work done.

Priming: I've tried to train my self to focus on studying by using a specific fidget toy only for studying. I would set everything up, then fidget, then study. This technique has been ok, but I don't feel like use it anymore. I only started it for a bit because I was hyped. It worked for a while but I've stopped. I may try it again though.Precision: I've used it like you. It has been extremely helpful, but just requires maintenance that I forget to do sometimes.Process and Practice: This has not worked perfectly well for me, but sometimes it helps me knock a bunch of to do items off. And it helps me make sure I get my workouts in.Mindset: For workouts, every time I finish one, I feel good I am one step closer to my goals. I usually write down that I finished a workout and what I did. Since I do that, I acknowledge my accomplisment.