Re:Ask HN: What are ways to prevent distractions and stay fo...
by itamarst on Thursday August 16, 2018 @05:50AM
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1. Start with your goals.
2. Make sure you have multiple non-contradictory goals pushing you in the same direction.
3. Connect your daily actions to those goals.
For example, as an employee:
1 and 2. "I have this job because I need to pay bills, and I care about what the company does, and I don't want to let my teammates down, and I am learning new technology I am interested in."
3. "Building this piece of infrastructure, even if boring, is critical to project's success because <reasons>, and will enable me to meet my goals by building on it."
2. Make sure you have multiple non-contradictory goals pushing you in the same direction.
3. Connect your daily actions to those goals.
For example, as an employee:
1 and 2. "I have this job because I need to pay bills, and I care about what the company does, and I don't want to let my teammates down, and I am learning new technology I am interested in."
3. "Building this piece of infrastructure, even if boring, is critical to project's success because <reasons>, and will enable me to meet my goals by building on it."
Longer version here: https://codewithoutrules.com/2018/05/20/staying-focused/