Distractions can either be external, such as a phone ringing or a person who suddenly talks to you while you’re trying to concentrate, or internal, such as those thoughts and worries that you can’t seem to put into silent mode. These things keep you from focusing properly. They stop you from doing what you were doing and should be doing. As a result, you may become annoyed or do things less mindfully and commit errors in the process.

Procrastination, on the other hand, is a different form of delaying tactic. When you purposely delay a task at hand for various reasons and resort to giving your time and attention to something else, then you are procrastinating. With procrastination, we’re often making a choice that is not in our best interest, but we decide to do it anyway. Continue reading →

Living in the Information Age sure is wonderful. Possibilities are endless with a wealth of information and knowledge at our disposal. Education and learning new things have become very accessible, and that is great. However, there is also a downside to all this openness and accessibility, and that is the drive to create and consume more information has given us a greater likelihood of losing focus.

We live, basically, in the ‘Golden Age of Distractions’ and our ability to concentrate on anything has dramatically declined. Distractions are a fact of life. Anything that diverts our attention from our true, intended focus is a distraction.

Distractions constantly challenge our strength of will and cause us to act against our better judgment. They cause us to procrastinate, so it’s time to close out the various sources of our daily distractions and start focusing again. Continue reading →