> But like every habit, the only thing you have to do is to keep at it. And if you pay enough attention to it, something will click in your brain.
a bad habit i noticed after taking hiatus of focused work was me jumping into different windows and tabs and just mindlessly consuming content without finishing them. after noticing this pattern, i decided i will focus on one task at a time and finishing it, like reading the OPs article. it did wonders for me and i noticed i'm now even more focused that ever. the lesson is indeed being aware first, and then practicing the habit.
I think a lot of people struggle with this. Technical work already promoted this kind of behavior since it rewards a very heavy "just in time" lookup style for finding information (we've all had hundreds of chrome tabs open at work before, right?)
And on top of that work chat
And now agents, which are basically all designed for you to spin up several different conversation threads and hop between them constantly while the agent works.
It's no wonder people can't focus. Both work and leisure are basically designed to split up your attention into microscopic fragments.
westoque · · focus · HN ↗
a bad habit i noticed after taking hiatus of focused work was me jumping into different windows and tabs and just mindlessly consuming content without finishing them. after noticing this pattern, i decided i will focus on one task at a time and finishing it, like reading the OPs article. it did wonders for me and i noticed i'm now even more focused that ever. the lesson is indeed being aware first, and then practicing the habit.
voidhorse · · focus · HN ↗
And on top of that work chat
And now agents, which are basically all designed for you to spin up several different conversation threads and hop between them constantly while the agent works.
It's no wonder people can't focus. Both work and leisure are basically designed to split up your attention into microscopic fragments.