Mannie's BlogA Short Guide to Reclaiming Focus
The hardest part of focus isn’t the task — it’s everything orbiting it. Notifications, stray tabs, the sudden urge to check one more thing.
- Put the phone in another room for the first work block.
- Use a 25-minute timer and protect that window.
- Keep a "later list" for ideas that can wait, so the brain can let them go.
None of this is novel. But applied consistently, it’s almost unfair how well it works.