Top Tips to Help You Focus - WritersLife.org

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We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there is Peter here a game from writers life and today top tips to help you focus one thing all writers need to be able to have is more focus whether you're working on the next chapter for your kick-ass novel or pulling together information to write a hard-hitting article it's imperative that you can concentrate on the task in hand this is however easier said than done many writers discover that not only finding time to sit down a write but doing so without distractions or other things getting in the way is their number one productivity problem so how do we teach ourselves to be better app focusing here are some useful tips and tip number one is ditch the gadgets so you might need your computer to write and you might need the Internet to research but that is it if possible try to gather all your research together before you begin so you can have blocks of time when all you need to have an open on your computer it's the document you're writing and that's it switch off any notifications close your email and perhaps most importantly turn off your mobile phone next take some proper time out scoffing down some lunch in our desks isn't the way to keep us focused and product you may feel as though it's better to try to keep working but without regular breaks in different settings we soon tire and that's when our focus begins to wander go outside take a walk look at some beautiful things get some fresh air do whatever you can to switch off for a while and you'll return to work feeling refreshed and ready to concentrate on the task at hand next make boring tasks interesting it can be challenging to remain focused if we find out what we are doing boring or repetitive in writing there may be parts that you don't love such as editing for example the key to staying focused is to find ways to make these tasks more stimulating this may be as simple as changing your setting do all your editing in a great cafe for example listening to some upbeat music or only doing short bursts before switching to something else our next tip motivating yourself another key to keep in focus is to stay upbeat and positive keep telling yourself that you can complete what you need to do imagine how you'll feel at the end of a productive day and you can even come up with a reward system to bribe yourself into working harder and achieving your goals next break things down work out what you need to do and when stay organized creator to-do list each day and tackle the harder more time-consuming tasks first otherwise you'll avoid them until you've conveniently run out of time be wary of multitasking is our next step well multitasking can be an effective way of making progress on several different aspects of your writing if you tried to juggle too much you will increase the likelihood of getting muddled and feeling as though you have made no progress and are doing nothing well next ask yourself helpful questions sometimes to keep focused we need to remind ourselves why a task is necessary before you start working ask yourself the following but do I need to do why do I need to do this what do I hope to gain from doing this what do I need to do to complete this when will I finish this doing so will help to summarize why the task is important and exactly what you need to do to complete it successfully these tips can help writers stay positive productive and happy so next time you fill your attention wandering use these techniques to remain focused on the task at hand and you'll feel so much better for it and don't forget if you're struggling some rides or finish your book our free writers talking can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it   for now be sure to give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter and I'll see you next time bye for now