nowadays everyone is on Instagram like
here's seven hours of my undivided
attention
or at home like here's nine hours of my
precious life and then at the end of the
week they wonder who why did I get
anything done this week I used to think
that time management was the key to
productivity but the more I've looked at
the lives of titans who inspire and
motivate me I realized there's only a
finite amount of time that everyone has
in the day so how are some people
getting more done in less time than
others is it skill if I am an artiste
I am the best cat groomer in the whole
world is it speed no I've never done
speed that I need it no baby I now
believe that your ability to get things
done is intrinsically tied to how well
you can concentrate so more than time
management attention management is key
if you find yourself constantly not
meeting your goals you may be an
attention spreading out your time
here and there Willy nilly I'm
sorry did you think this is a
slut-shaming video no honey this is
clickbait for a cause now I do want to
say here it's equally important in
attention management to make time to not
have to monitor your attention rest and
relaxation are equally as important as
productivity in fact I would say rest
and relaxation are necessary to have the
ability to concentrate your attention I
don't buy into hustle culture that
advocates sacrificing your mental health
sleep physical health your social life
or your overall well-being
we are not workhorses and also I don't
like that we make horses work they don't
get paid I don't understand but anyway
how can you concentrate your attention
one meditation obvi it requires the most
basic simple but impossibly difficult
way to execute your focus you just sit
there and breathe for 15 minutes and
keep your attention on your breath try
not to get distracted Wow you'll find
out real quick how easy it is to get
distracted too if you're not sure about
your attention skills start logging your
time spent in a
seriously just like how you track every
single expense when you're trying to
learn more about your financial life
track your time spent if you want
awareness of your time life at the end
of each week you can see realistically
where most of your attention goes and
how good or bad you are at managing it
and finally three practice small spurts
we practice distraction every single day
we mindlessly scroll through our phone
we multitask we internet surf when we
have important deadlines we have become
masters of distraction so if you want to
be a master of attention you just have
to practice it take ten minutes a day to
focus on a specific task whether that's
meditation writing reading what-have-you
learn how to focus your attention in
small doses and slowly amp up the time
you dedicate to concentration as you get
better you're welcome I'm Anna Akana
stay awesome Gotham cut