I am a recovering addict/alcoholic 37 years sober. I’d love to be able to tell you that I am rarely or never triggered but I’d be lying. I am constantly triggered, it’s in my DNA! The most important thing I’ve done with this is accept and embrace my constant state of being triggered, and have realized that my triggered nature energizes me and keeps me
focused and creative. My sobriety is everything to me. Without it I am and have nothing! Peace! R
When I was working for this older gentleman, doing home restorations, he told me a good piece of advice. Do the small detail work in the morning when you are awake and focused. Then do the macro or less detailed work when you are tired and the detail is less important. He said that this is what the old painters did, Michaelangelo, etc. When you are focused and energized you can see the details and stay focused. If you do the big less detailed work in the morning by the afternoon you cannot focus on the details.
⚡ Yes, this hits. Focus isn’t about superhuman willpower - it’s about knowing what actually deserves your time. Love how this breaks it down into practical steps instead of the usual ‘just try harder’ nonsense. Time is the one thing you can’t get back, and distractions are engineered to steal it. This? This is how you take it back. Straight-up gold.
In the state organization I work for our own work load is enough but as public servants we get endless inputs from multiple directions all day. Even when I try to only check emails twice a day there are calls, new messages, and project updates or needs due to my role in a committee, and then the never closed TEAMS in org communication “hot line” as I call it. My calendar is accessible, not by choice, and so there is that.
I have worked the last two days completely remote and have more “to dos” than when I came here to hide in order to catch up. I love what I do but wow just wow. I so appreciated this reminder - thank you so much. I will quit writing this and get back to my work. This was a very needed distraction that helped. Thank you!
I am a recovering addict/alcoholic 37 years sober. I’d love to be able to tell you that I am rarely or never triggered but I’d be lying. I am constantly triggered, it’s in my DNA! The most important thing I’ve done with this is accept and embrace my constant state of being triggered, and have realized that my triggered nature energizes me and keeps me
focused and creative. My sobriety is everything to me. Without it I am and have nothing! Peace! R
When I was working for this older gentleman, doing home restorations, he told me a good piece of advice. Do the small detail work in the morning when you are awake and focused. Then do the macro or less detailed work when you are tired and the detail is less important. He said that this is what the old painters did, Michaelangelo, etc. When you are focused and energized you can see the details and stay focused. If you do the big less detailed work in the morning by the afternoon you cannot focus on the details.
This is a great reminder. I am going to share with our staff. Thanks,
Oh those wonderful distractions, they can sometimes lead us to the most amazing experiences. Distraction is not always a bad thing.
Yes.
⚡ Yes, this hits. Focus isn’t about superhuman willpower - it’s about knowing what actually deserves your time. Love how this breaks it down into practical steps instead of the usual ‘just try harder’ nonsense. Time is the one thing you can’t get back, and distractions are engineered to steal it. This? This is how you take it back. Straight-up gold.
Practise is the verb in English.
Practice is the noun.
Thank you so much for this post.
Thanks for helping.
YES
In the state organization I work for our own work load is enough but as public servants we get endless inputs from multiple directions all day. Even when I try to only check emails twice a day there are calls, new messages, and project updates or needs due to my role in a committee, and then the never closed TEAMS in org communication “hot line” as I call it. My calendar is accessible, not by choice, and so there is that.
I have worked the last two days completely remote and have more “to dos” than when I came here to hide in order to catch up. I love what I do but wow just wow. I so appreciated this reminder - thank you so much. I will quit writing this and get back to my work. This was a very needed distraction that helped. Thank you!