Did you know that the average person spends just 47 seconds before switching from looking at one screen/window on their computer to looking at another? Or that it takes 25 minutes to regain focus after an interruption? Staying focused in the best of times is a brutal task. Staying focused when life gets crazy is that much harder.
In this episode we'll talk about five strategies for finding focus that all happen before you sit down to write.
Ezra Klein, "Beyond the 'Matrix' Theory of the Mind,"
Gloria Mark, Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity
The Weekly Writing Routine Workbook is now available at getyourwritingdone.com as well as Amazon and other major online retailers. The workbook is a companion to The 12 Week Year for Writers. It will help you develop a powerful, custom writing routine that fits the way you work.
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