**What am I trying to get done right now** So many productivity and happiness tips and techniques have to do with knowing what you're trying to do **right now**. Yet this is a thing that I continually struggle with. Constant distraction, most often in the form of so-called "[[Productive Distraction]]". [[Monotasking]] requires you to know what your one task is, [[What's Important Now]]. What's [[The One Thing]] you are trying to move on. > [[Anxiety]] is thought without control. > [[Flow]] is control without thought. > - James Clear # Helping Know Your Immediate Task - Write it down. Like the "next" portion of [[Captain’s Log|interstitial journaling]], or simply writing what you want to have done before switching tasks - [[Treat Work Sessions like the Cinema]] - [[Tailor Your Environment]] to remove distractions - Follow the plan. If you have a [[Time Blocking]] plan for this time. Use it. - On a computer? [[Organize Focuses by Desktop]] - Make a clean space for your current purpose. - Where is your [[Mindfulness & Now|mind]]? Try to notice when you're off-task and "gently" bring yourself back to the task at hand. - You can use a ~10 minute timer to check in on yourself every 10 minutes **** ## Source - self ## Related - [[Captain’s Log]] - [[Continuous Partial Attention]] - [[Pomodoro Technique 🍅]] - [[Time Blocking]] - [[Flow]] - [[Goal Presence]] - [[Gathering Then Reading]]