Friday, December 4, 2009

Focus

Any suggestions on how to stay focused? I don't mean on my studies in Islam, I mean staying focused in the rest of my life. Particularly at work. I've gotten so wrapped up in religion that I'm starting to make mistakes at work because I'm not thinking clearly. I'm not focused on the task at hand. This is obviously not good. Small mistakes, like forgetting to mail something, happen. But if little mistakes start happening a lot, and they have, its only a matter of time before I make a big mistake. And I can't make a big mistake and keep my job. My head is constantly filled with thinking about what I just read in a book, what I will do at school, or how I feel about this or that. So full, that it often pushes away new thoughts making my memory extra terrible at the moment.

Any advice?
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  1. SusanneDecember 4, 2009 at 10:47 AM

    I find I often have trouble focusing if I have a lot on my mind. It's like I want to keep something in mind so I can get back to it later or think more thoroughly or blog about it later. So I have to keep it in mind or I will lose my train of thought. I've found jotting down my ideas - like a do-list - is often helpful. It's like by writing down key words or phrases of things I want to study LATER helps me focus a bit better on the task at hand. It's hard though when I really am not "into" the task at hand.

    I've been having trouble focusing a bit, too. I think when there is so many little things to do, it's like "OK..where do I start?!" Best wishes with that. :)

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  2. LKDecember 4, 2009 at 10:54 AM

    Thanks for the suggestion, I'll try that.

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  3. AmberDecember 4, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    Hmm....it's not really a problem for me, so I don't really have any suggestions.

    I sort of run multiple thought 'streams' in my head all the time, so...*shrug*.

    I do, however, when I have an important thought that I want to come back to when I can give it my full attention or make a post about it (or, when I have a story idea) jot it down. That sort of gets it out of the way, and I can come back to it later.

    I'm not sure that would be any help to you though. :(

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  4. LKDecember 4, 2009 at 11:21 AM

    I think I'm just heavily distracted. I'm getting so close to understanding so many things that I think I'm find work to be unimportant even though it is REALLY important.

    I blame my ADD lol

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