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The Times of India
The Times of India
Lifestyle
TOI Lifestyle Desk | etimes.in

MYSTERIOUS: How to stay focused and declutter the mind - What They Never Told You

Today’s world is full of distractions and this is the main reason for people losing their focus. But focus is the key for long term success and productivity as well as achievement of life goals. Let’s have a look at some strategies you can incorporate in your daily life to stay focused and avoid distractions in life -

Task priority with Eisenhower matrix - Most of the distractions in your life come from tasks messing up in your head. So begin your journey towards focus with the Eisenhower matrix by classifying tasks into four categories. The first one is important and urgent chores that demand your immediate attention such as certain deadlines or some meetings etc. Second category is important tasks, but not very urgent and these include long term goals that you need to accomplish step by step on a daily basis. Third category of tasks are urgent, but not important like unnecessary meetings. Fourth groups of works include which are neither important nor urgent and the biggest example of this is social media scrolling.

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