Stoic Focus Training: A Six-Step Plan For Distraction

Distraction is rarely a willpower problem. It is usually a setup problem: we sit down to focus without ever preparing the ground. This episode walks through a six-step process I use to prepare for meditation, and then shows how the same steps carry over into work, relationships, and how you see yourself.

We cover showing up with a clear intention, dealing with distractions before they arrive rather than after, and why posture matters more than people think, on the cushion and off it. The Stoic idea doing the heavy lifting here is premeditation: deciding in advance how you will meet the pull of distraction, so you are not negotiating with it in the moment.

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