**Create space for yourself to have focused time to think/work/be bored.** Create space for yourself to have focused time to think/work/be bored. If you are constantly available you will be living in a state of perpetual distraction. [[Choose Your Own Trade-Offs]]. A prerequisite to this is being able to use [[A Firm & Polite “No”]]. # Techniques - Set an out-of-office message - Turn off all but the most vital notifications on your phone - Leave your phone in the bottom of your bag - Have a dedicated block of time on your calendar ([[Time Blocking]]) **** ## Source - [[Essentialism]] - [[Deep Work]] - [[Indistractable]] - [[Digital Minimalism]] ## Related - [[Minimalism]] - [[Essentialism]]