The secret to not getting distracted

The secret to not getting distracted is to focus on your why, on your goals, on the reason that this is important.  

We need to almost set a very clear intention for what we are doing before we start, for why we are doing it and to remind ourselves why it matters. 

Rather than just blindly taking an action, we need to really care about what we are doing. 

This constant focus on the focus is what is going to bring us back to the task at hand - the task that we have decided to do - when we might feel ourselves drifting off into a place of distraction.

The secret to not getting distracted therefore is to be completely aligned with the purpose of what you are doing and why it is important, and to be disciplined about the doing of it, to simply not allow yourself to become distracted.

The secret to not getting distracted is to catch yourself the second you find yourself drifting, and to bring yourself fully back into the present and into the task at hand.

Therefore, each of us need to work out what our likely points of distraction are - it could be checking emails, making phone calls, mindlessly scrolling social media, striking up a conversation, cleaning the house, allowing yourself to go down the research rabbit warren of the internet after you have already found the answer you needed - and be on the front foot when we find ourselves drifting into distraction, be honest with ourselves that we are doing it, and to be disciplined about bringing ourselves back to what really matters.

So, remember, it's very simple. 

The key to not getting distracted, is to not get distracted.