Distraction Journal: The First Step to reduce distractions while working

I nicknamed my Distraction Journal — Thought Book. Though, ‘Thoughts Book’ would have made more sense.

I finally stumbled upon a technique that can now help you procrastinate less by focusing on what makes you procrastinate in the first place. Quite confusing, but no worries I will explain. I came across this a few days ago in one of Thomas Frank’s YouTube video (by the way, don’t forget to check out his YT channel). The Distraction Journal.

Remember, the whole power of accountability thing I mentioned in an earlier post? Well that is exactly what we make use of here but in a different manner. Instead of writing down your commitments of certain tasks we are gonna write down about every distraction that we face — internal as well as external — in a journal/book! Incase you feel you can get distracted by using your smartphone, stick to a physical notebook. We will call this book our Distraction Journal.

What to write down in a Distraction Journal?

You will be writing down what got you distracted while working on your task/project and how much time you procrastinated. They can be both internal distractions like random thoughts resurfacing in your mind or external ones like notifications on your smartphone. Make a habit of wrtinging these down as regularly as possible. The more you are able to get down on paper, the more clearer your mind will become and be able to focus…