You are distracted. But not for the reason you think.
MORE than 50% of the work interruptions destroying your productivity aren’t triggered by your phone or email notifications but come from inside your own mind.
App blockers can’t defeat digital distraction because the problem is with our mind, not just the app. After years of phone usage, our mind is habituated to constantly seek distraction – we feel helpless to stop it.
We often switch attention every 3-5 minutes, taking over 20 minutes to refocus. What could be done in an hour extends to 2-3 because we can’t focus for even 30 minutes. Without focus, there’s no flow, no joy in work.
I’ve spoken to countless professionals, and digital distraction tops the list of productivity killers, not the absence of to-do lists or calendars.
The answer is clear: If we want to be productive, we have to retrain our minds – no shortcuts.
I started HabitStrong with a 4-week digital detox program, ‘Undistractable’ (earlier called Reboot), to break old habits and form healthy ones. Most participants saved hours previously lost to mindless scrolling, and felt more focused, calm, and in control. They often called it life-changing.
If digital distractions sabotage your productivity, here is our step-by-step program, available across all time zones: https://www.habitstrong.com/undistractable/
– Rajan