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Staring at walls to improve focus and productivity | Alex Selimov

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I came across a video by Simple Lucas describing a routine to improve focus and productivity. The routine was basically: Don’t use any screens/entertainment when trying to focus on work. When you start to feel mentally drained, sit and stare at a wall for x minutes to recover focus. I’ve been trying it, and it’s a very effective (but hard) routine.

I came across a video by Simple Lucas describing a routine to improve focus and productivity. The routine was basically: Don’t use any screens/entertainment when trying to focus on work. When you start to feel mentally drained, sit and stare at a wall for x minutes to recover focus. I’ve been trying it, and it’s a very effective (but hard) routine. The problem The core problem is that most people by default are in an information overload. A paper published in 2012 showed that in 2008 the average person was receiving 34 GB of information daily, with a daily information exposure growth…

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