Practice a focus ritual. Every hour or two, do a refocus ritual. This only takes a minute or two. You might start it by closing down your browser and maybe other open applications, and maybe even take a walk for a couple of minutes to clear your head and get your blood circulating. Then return to your list of Most Important Tasks and figure out what you need to accomplish next. Before you check email again or go back online, work on that important task for as long as you can. Repeat this refocus ritual throughout the day, to bring yourself back. It’s also nice to take some nice deep breaths to focus yourself back on the present. More focus rituals.
12. 练习集中精神
每一到两个小时,要重新集中精神。这只需花一到两分钟。你可以通过关掉浏览器或者其他应用程序,或者走几分钟来清醒你的大脑并促进血液循环。之后再看看你的“最重要任务”列表,找出下一步要完成的事情。然后在你重要的任务上工作尽量长的时间直到你再次去查收邮件或者上网。每天不断重复这个注意力训练来保持清醒。同样,你可以通过做几次横呼吸来重新集中注意。