There's a great tool I've used for years to force myself to focus on one thing at a time: the Action Machine by Derek Franklin. I choose my one to three things to get done that day (see this post for more on that) then set the order of the focus blocks. A "focus block" is simply a block of time focussed on only one thing. Experiment with how long works for you. I work best with 50 minute focus blocks, so my timer is set to: 1 x 50 minute focus block 1 x 10 minute relax block 1 x 50 … [Read more...]
