0088: Constantly Distracted? Treat Focus Like Your Hard Drive

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did you ever feel as though you just
simply can’t stay focused you just
simply can’t stay on track everything
going around you is like shiny little
butterflies flying into your field of
view and distracting you from things
I’ve got something that might help
and it is all about how we can be like
our hard drives wait what
that’s coming up next on this episode of
the vo Heroes podcast
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if you’ve ever heard me talk about my
insanely over engineered uh method of
backing up for Recovery all of the stuff
that I do on my computer and I’ll put a
link in the show notes so you can find
it you may look at it and go you’re out
of your mind I’m I’m not going to do
that I’m just going to drag the stuff
that I think is important out of my
documents folder and I’m going to put it
on uh you know a thumb drive or
something who knows
um but if you just consider it
that the reason that I am so
detail-oriented is the nicest way to put
that so detail-oriented about how I back
up and why I back up and the process and
the reason for doing it it might help
you in another area of life the reason
that I back up the way I back up is not
just to have extra copies of things that
are valuable to me
but actually so that if disaster strikes
I can be back up and running a lot
faster
than I would be if I didn’t do it the
way I do it so it’s all about recovery
not disaster
so what does this have to do with being
distracted all the time so staying
focused is a tough thing sometimes even
if you’re really skilled at it
especially in the world today it’s nuts
it feels like
on a fairly regular basis we have lost
all control and all uh Humanity when it
comes to how we relate to each other
politics medicine Health mental health
it’s just it’s crazy it’s hard to stay
focused and that’s on a macro level on a
micro level so many things are intruding
into our lives
to
know that we have other options we can
check our email we can look at social
media we could uh you know check our
messages uh read uh you know what’s been
posted in our favorite groups who knows
the point is we have a lot of
distractions begging for our attention
and
if we try to stay focused because
we’re going to set some sort of record
about ignoring distractions yeah that’s
one way of going about it but what I
want you to do is give yourself a break
and simply use the notion of recovery
as a way
to up your game in terms of staying
focused here’s how you do that
you’re going to be distracted things are
going to pop up they’re going to grab
your attention away from whatever it is
that you want to pay attention to you’re
going to be distracted
take a moment
and notice that
once you notice it
it’s easier to say oh I’ve been
distracted let me go back to what it is
that I’ve been doing
so be ready to recover
use that moment to recover and make
recovery
your main goal to get back on track
especially if you’re working on a
deadline or you’re working on something
that’s really really crucial really
important
staying focused can be life-saving
but instead of worrying about oh I got
distracted a million times how about I
recovered a million times I refocused a
million times yeah I was distracted a
lot it’s going to happen because it’s
going to happen
but it’s okay I recognized it I noticed
it
and I got back to work I got back to
what I was focused on
so
the way that ties into what it’s like
with backup is you’re you’re doing this
for recovery’s sake
not just the disaster of having
something bad happen to your data so
know that you’re going to be distracted
notice when you’re distracted
oh yeah uh somebody you know had a
little message a little notification
popped up on my phone and I’m distracted
I’m distracted I’m gonna I’ll check that
later I’m gonna go back to my phone I’m
gonna go back to what I’m doing
uh do it for recovery
do it for your ability to get back on
track once you get into that habit of
noticing the distraction and then doing
something about it you’re going to find
it less and less and less something to
worry about that you will be distracted
and I’m hoping
that when I share these things with you
that it’s not a distraction I hope it’s
something that helps you I’d love to
know your thoughts on this in the
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and I thank you for joining me I’m David
H Lawrence the 17th I thank you for
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Heroes podcast
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