Comments on: How to improve your focus https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-improve-your-focus/ & Gray-Grant Communications Tue, 29 Nov 2022 12:53:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-improve-your-focus/#comment-8950 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 19:49:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=9015#comment-8950 In reply to Lori.

Indeed!

]]> By: Lori https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-improve-your-focus/#comment-8948 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:53:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=9015#comment-8948 In reply to Daphne Gray-Grant.

Yes – ritual is hugely helpful. And as for biological needs, I find the obvious sometimes goes out the door when stressed 🙂

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-improve-your-focus/#comment-8947 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:49:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=9015#comment-8947 In reply to Lori.

What you’ve just described, Lori, is a ritual. (Especially the part about closing both doors to your office.) I’m a big believer in rituals. They are an enormous asset in helping us focus. Also, it’s common sense that we need to ensure our biological need are looked after first. For me, the big one is hunger. I CANNOT write when I’m starving!

]]> By: Lori https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-improve-your-focus/#comment-8946 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:00:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=9015#comment-8946 I agree with what someone further down below said about switching things up. Sometimes I have to watch a three-minute clip from a favourite movie online (where the protagonist finally clues in and gets what s/he wants), which is the phase I’m going through right now, though it’s starting to fizz out. I also need both doors to my office closed, and the routine of getting a cup of tea and a glass of water, going to the washroom (face turning red, but it’s true), and basically making sure all biological needs are looked after before I sit down also helps.

]]> By: Jan https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-improve-your-focus/#comment-3741 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:48:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=9015#comment-3741 In reply to Lori.

I’m using focus@will and like it very much. Or maybe it’s just the fact that I put on the noise-cancelling headphones and set myself a timed task.

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-improve-your-focus/#comment-3733 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 02:07:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=9015#comment-3733 In reply to bars14.

So glad you’re enjoying it. Thanks!

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-improve-your-focus/#comment-3732 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 02:06:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=9015#comment-3732 In reply to Lori.

I’ll give it a try. Thanks!

]]> By: Lori https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-improve-your-focus/#comment-3731 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 19:44:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=9015#comment-3731 In reply to Daphne Gray-Grant.

I just discovered focus@will a few weeks ago and I’ve found it very helpful. The pieces of music that the site streams are designed to help you focus. I have always found instrumental music helps me. Even if you don’t use focus@will, there are CDs you can buy with music/sounds to stimulate the concentration part of your brain and tune out other distractions.

]]> By: bars14 https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-improve-your-focus/#comment-3730 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:47:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=9015#comment-3730 I usually read the post Tuesday afternoon. There is only one or may be two responses. Today I could not get to it till noon on Wednesday, and I am enjoying the conversation. Thanks Daphne as always for a fantastic column.

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-improve-your-focus/#comment-3727 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:02:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=9015#comment-3727 In reply to Keri Collins Lewis.

Never shy away from taking credit when you can, Keri!!

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