Quit Facebook and all non-essential social media. Limit your time on essential forums like this to once a week.
Unless you really need to (and really analyse and be honest what need means to you.) do not check your emails everyday. Try and put it back to once a week.
If you do have to check them everyday, make them in one big chunk at the end.
Get rid of all games and nonessential apps on your phone. The more you use these things, the more you are telling your brain you are not ok with being bored, even for a second.
If you don't already, start meditating. I personally recommend mindfulness. If you can concentrate on something as boring as your breathing then anything else is a walk in the park.
Start getting into wall staring sessions. Whereby you sit with your phone and computer off and simply stare at the wall and let your mind wander, thinking about a problem you need to tackle.
Do not sit at your computer with the internet on all the time. You'll be surprised how little you actually need to be online. Rather create chunks in your day (the length will depend on your hustle) whereby you are online. The rest of the time simply be offline.
KILL ALL NOTIFICATIONS ON ALL DEVICES FROM ALL SITES. These are quite literally destroying your ability to focus.
Have an internet sabbath day, whereby you do not go online all day.
Look up techniques for memorising a deck of cards and start doing so. Use incremental change to help you. Start with ten or so cards, then move your way up.
Read the book Deep Work by Cal Newport where most of these tips come from.
Good luck, and see you at Steemfest!
Excellent article @cryptogee
This comment was really useful man. Thanks for taking your time @cryptogee. I hope my girlfriend @gladysmak will listen to your advice and kill her notifications (especially Instagram, it's bombarding her phone screen every other minute :) And big yes for meditation. It's an ABSOLUTE MUST in these times of ATH mind pollution! Thanks and Respect brother.
Great advice, Cg. I look forward to seeing you at Steemfest!
I turned off almost all notifications a long time ago so that if I do get a notification (such as a text message that hasn't been muted), it's hopefully something important (like a Steem witness node that needs attention).
One of the things I find a bit challenging is the role "media" plays in my current responsibilities. That includes social media. I've become an advisor for a number of projects and a bit of blockchain journalist. When I'm speaking on panel discussions or giving a talk, people expect me to up-to-speed on the various aspects of the ecosystem happening right then. That's part of the value I bring. Social media can be (but often isn't) an effective mechanism for capturing that useful information if you're careful about who you follow and how you time box it. I also like being social. Connecting with people releases feel-good chemicals which helps me do all my other tasks better. It's mostly about balance.