- Fight technology with technology. Example: Install an app that lets you customize what apps and websites you can access during dedicated periods of deep work.
- Listen to the right music. Background music that’s familiar, repetitive, relatively simple, and not too loud can aid focus.
- Take charge of your environment. Make your workspace work for you. Optimize your current workspace for focus by eliminating distracting items.
- Declutter your workspace. Make an appointment with yourself on your calendar to organize your office.
- Increase your frustration tolerance. Train yourself to focus with hard tasks.