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Before going into all kinds of fancy methods of time and task management it's good to be aware of the 2 fundamental things that make define our output capacity.
- Your attention
- Your energy
Another way to think about is that before concerning yourself with what techniques you will use, you ensure that how you approach it is covered properly.
Simply put; your attention is how strong and long you can focus on a specific task. We often don't think of it this way but attention is a skill and can be trained just like a muscle. You strain your attention to its limit and the next time you do it's grown back noticeably stronger.
Practicing meditation is (among many other things) very beneficial in training the attention span. Many great books have been written on attention training and distraction minimalization. I highly recommend looking into the following:
Next update we'll discuss some ways to manage our energy levels!
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