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by h45x1 425 days ago
I think with our modern day lives it's tough to accomplish. There is more multitasking going on our part, some of it necessary for work or social relations, so we learn to switch easier. The downside, it becomes harder to focus. Not to discourage, just to say it'll have to be long term work, commitment.

Personally, I try to: - prioritize older, existing projects, - have an explicit daily schedule, - keep a handwritten journal (just as a commitment to be away from the computer).

Helps a little bit.

And in actually answering the question, one occasion where my focus was certainly higher than average is when I had an opportunity between jobs to travel for a few months to another country. I had a laptop with me but for security reasons there was hardly anything on it, just basic browsing. I didn't even have passwords for my Netflix account, etc. Quite quickly I could focus really well on just a few tasks, say learning a new language. Of course, such a solution is hardly applicable in most cases.