![]() ![]() Watch your urges to switch, but don’t follow them. My coaching client is going to succeed in large part because he has me to keep him accountable. Find a partner who will keep you accountable. ![]() Create an online spreadsheet or use an accountability app that they can see (he introduced me to Commit to 3, for example). After your focus session each day, check in that you did it. That’s it! One focus session a day for at least two weeks. If you do great, add a second focus session each day, with a 10-minute break in between sessions. If you have any trouble at all, stick to one session a day for the first month before adding a second.Īfter six weeks to two months, you should be fairly good at doing two 15-minute focus sessions, and you can add a third. With that simple method in mind, I have a few key ideas to share: Stop there for awhile, and then add another session in the afternoon. ![]() Like disconnect from wifi or turn off your router, or use an Internet blocker. Close your browser and all applications you don’t need. If you turn off the Internet, keep a pencil and paper nearby.If you need the Internet for your MIT, then close all tabs but the one or two that you need for the task, and don’t let yourself open anything else. Don’t allow yourself to rationalize putting off the session.If you have an idea, a task you need to remember, anything you want to look up … jot it on the paper. It’s easy to say, “I’ll get to it in a bit,” but then you’re putting it off until late morning, and then the afternoon, and finally you’re doing it at 8pm just to say you did it. This defeats the purpose of the practice. That said, don’t aim for being perfect.Watch your rationalizations, and don’t fall for them. There are some days when you just can’t do it - for me, it’s when I travel or have guests. If something big has come up where you don’t have time, don’t stress about missing a day. ![]()
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