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+** Focus intentionally
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+I am too easily distracted. Sitting at my desk on an average day, I have movies,
+TV shows, and YouTube videos, about a million different chat applications, my
+email client, Steam, and a web browser with yet more chat apps plus social media
+all within a couple keystrokes' reach. Along with whatever primary task I've set
+out to do, I /also/ have a really chaotic brain and about a million other tasks
+bouncing around in it.
+
+Putting all of this together results in terrible productivity and incessant
+procrastination If my primary task is something I'm less-than-motivated to
+accomplish.
+
+In a recent episode of /The Art of Manliness/, Brett McKay interviews Dr. BJ Fogg
+about his new book, /Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything/. One
+of Dr. Fogg's statements in this episode stuck with me; when training yourself
+to adopt new behaviours, there are three things that must factors that determine
+your success: motivation, ability, and a prompt. A prompt is just something that
+reminds you of the behaviour you're trying to adopt. The act of brushing your
+teeth might be the prompt for flossing. The act of flossing might be the prompt
+for making coffee. In my situation, the prompt is just needing to get work done
+so we'll ignore that factor. Ability refers to how simple you find the task and
+motivation is how motivated you are to accomplish it. These last two must
+balance each other out; if your motivation to complete the task is low, your
+ability must be high — the task must be easy, while if your ability is low, your
+motivation must be rather high.
+
+*** Notes
+- Close primary browser with a million tabs open and use Epiphany
+- Close all the chat apps
+- Disable notifications/enable Do Not Disturb mode on /both/ your phone /and/
+  computer
+- Take off your smart/fitness watch
+- If you listen to music, make it something calming, not eclectic
+
+*** References
+- [[https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/behavior/monotasking-podcast/][The Art of Manliness: Become a Focused Monotasker]]
+- [[https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/habits/podcast-581-the-tiny-habits-that-change-everything/][The Art of Manliness: The Tiny Habits That Change Everything]]
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 *** TODO Pong Jake when finished
 ** TODO Setting LXC up for local "cloud" development
 ** TODO Stop using Gmail!
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