You will be 100% focused and you will not let any distractions get in your way.

Next thing you know, it's two hours later. You've checked your email, scrolled through

Facebook and read a couple of articles. However, what you haven't done is study.

And since you got distracted, you now feel guilty about it.

You then start to worry about the future, which leads to feeling powerless.

And there the negative circle of distractions continues. If this has ever happened to

you and you find it difficult to concentrate on your work or studies,

then this videos is for you. So here are five tips on how to avoid distractions and stay focused.

The first one is to use applications.

There are many time management and productivity apps you can use to help you stay off your phone.

A couple of them are Forest, StayFocusd and RescueTime. The second one is to

use two accounts on your computer. One of them is only for your studies or work.

The other one can be used during your free time. In this way, you can separate

your focus time from your free time and avoid multitasking or just quickly check

something for two minutes. The third one is to clear your space.

Only have the most necessary things on your desk and remove the rest, so you

don't have it near you or in sight. The fourth one is to put your thoughts on

paper. The reason for this is that when you start thinking about something and

you need to remember it for later or get a new idea, you don't want to forget

about it -- so by having a blank paper on your side you can transfer the thought

from your brain onto paper, simply by writing it down. You can then continue

focusing without having any hanging thoughts disturbing you.

The fifth and last one is when there are a lot of noise going on around you,

you can listen to music to block out other distractions. There is one playlist on

Spotify that I can highly recommend and it's called 'Deep Focus'.

This is a playlist with calm and relaxing background music that help you

focus on the present moment and concentrate on what you're currently doing.

Right now. Right where you are, you can decide to not get distracted with

things that have nothing to do with your goals. Because you don't want to look

back and know you could have done better. The choice is yours and your focus is

like any other muscle in your body. As you train it, it gets stronger and your

ability to concentrate increases.

Thank you for watching and I'll talk to you next time!