Why You’re Always Distracted - 5 Mistakes Ruining Your Focus
Ali Abdaal
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#AD Supercharge your content with AI here: https://clickhubspot.com/e0n MY PRODUCTIVITY APPS 📝 Momentum: Energising Habits (iOS) - Download Here → https://go.sparkle.so/momentum/ytd 👻 Voicepal: AI Writing App (iOS/Android) - Download for Free → https://go.aliabdaal.com/voicepal/ytd MY BOOK 📕 My New York Times bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity (2,000+ 5-star reviews) https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/a... MY COURSES 🚀 Build a $100k/year lifestyle business without quitting your day job → https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifestylebusinessytd 🧠 My Productivity System: LifeOS → https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifeos/ytd 🤑 Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel → https://go.aliabdaal.com/PTYA/yt CONNECT WITH ME 💌 Join LifeNotes, my weekly email where I share what I’m reading & learning: https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifenotes/yt 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/aliabdaal 👨💻 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/ 🌍 My website / blog: https://www.aliabdaal.com/ ------------ How to improve focus is one of the questions I get asked most about. Whether you're a student, creator, professional or entrepreneur, being able to focus is extremely helpful. This video is the first in a 3 part series about focus, where we're covering the 5 main mistakes that people make. Let me know what you find useful in the comments! Enjoy x 🔗 LINKS: - Sign up to my free 7 day focus crash course here: https://go.aliabdaal.com/focusvid1 - Nir Eyal's book Indistractable: https://geni.us/j4Mbn ⌚️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction 1:21 - Mistake 1 - Not Having a Plan 5:13 - Mistake 2 - Ignoring How You Feel 9:14 - Mistake 3 - You’re Switching Between Too Many Tasks 11:42 - Mistake 4 - You’re Not Taking Breaks 14:26 - Mistake 5 - You’re Not Hitting the Golden Trio PS: I donate 10% of my income to charity every year. Would you like to join me? Learn more about the 10% Pledge: https://aliabdaal.com/giving-what-we-can/
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