Today, I got to thinking: what are some of Lemmy’s“go to” ways of maintaining focus, or getting their focus and concentration back after becoming distracted or being pulled away by other things “demanding” attention?
I really struggled with work today. Just an overwhelming amount of outstanding projects and assignments and client deadlines. Felt stressed and that resulted in me being avoidance and procrastinating and mindlessly doing everything BUT what I needed to do to stop feeling stressed and get stuff off my plate.
When you get stuck in those types of situations, what do you find are the best strategies to “snap out of it” and get back to work or being productive?
I’ve been realising more and more that I need music, or certain types of music to push through something I need to do. Working in silence (with undiagnosed ADHD/whatever’s happening up there) leaves too much room for boredom, so I suppose the music acts as a stimulus to keep going.
When I have to do something as menial as chores or housework, I put on headphones and crank a mix of tracks from the Tekken games. Nothing like blasting Tag 1’s rousing, electro-rock-D&B intro to start washing the fat stack of dishes from last week. 😁
When it’s thinking work, I listen to ‘background’ audio e.g., game soundtrack, nature/cafe sounds. If it’s manual work then I like a podcast or news radio.
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Tag 1’s rousing, electro-rock-D&B intro
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At my previous job, I was able to justify two pairs of wireless earbuds because I could switch without stopping the music when the batteries ran out. If I wasn’t on the phone or in a meeting, I had music going.