Bundle Up

This writing is Certified Human

“Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do.” — John Carmack

The Obstacle

Days speed by
Never enough time
Our to do list is never ending.

We scramble from one thing to the next.

Somethings always popping up
To distract
Pulling attention
Fracturing focus
Stalling progress.

Sustaining focus on one thing without distraction
Is nearly impossible
Phone calls
Instant messages
Text messages
Emails
Meetings
People…

It’s never ending.

It’s hard to cut it out.

The Gift and Opportunity

We can choose to organize
Put things in buckets
Bundle tasks together
Categorize
Prioritize
Execute singularly.

We can choose to set boundaries
With technology
People
And ourselves.

We can turn off notifications and alerts
Phone
Instant messenger
Text
Emails.

We can set boundaries
Friends
Families
Co workers
Personal distractions.

Task switch less
Focus singularly more
All of our attention focused and sustained
Into one task for a block time
Improving our efficiency and performance.

Organize
Days
Schedules
Tasks
Communications
In bundles. 

Not derailed by all the seemingly urgent interruptions.

We can choose to cut it out.

The Practice of Self-Mastery

• Notice the interruptions
• Organize
• Set boundaries
• Focus singularly

CHEAT CODE: NOTICE → ORGANIZE → SET BOUNDARIES → SINGLE FOCUS