10 Ways to Minimize Distractions and Stay Focused on Your Writing

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2. Writing requires c o n c e n t r a t i o n . http://www.flickr.com/photos/45961320@N07/6212638832/

3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/77197860@N00/2050977429/ Every time you get interrupted, you l o s e a few minutes.

4. Studies say that it takes anywhere from 5 t o 2 5 mi n u t e s to regain the level of focus you had before getting interrupted. http://www.flickr.com/photos/28807271@N04/3967849907/

5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/34427466731@N01/241843728/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/34427466731@N01/241843728/ When you’ve only got an hour or so a day to make progress, you need to keep that time s a c r e d .

6. You need to t a k e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y for preventing distractions while writing. http://www.flickr.com/photos/7502552@N06/2310302652/

7. 1 We a r n o i s e - c a n c e l i n g e a r p h o n e s . http://www.flickr.com/photos/48889119834@N01/2384583419/

8. 2 We a r e a r p l u g s . http://www.flickr.com/photos/35928519@N00/1564893435/

9. 3 L i s t e n t o i n s t r u me n t a l mu s i c . http://www.flickr.com/photos/34316967@N04/7137607625/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/34316967@N04/7137607625/

10. http://www.flickr.com/photos/41304517@N00/6803496340/ 4 I n v e s t i n a wh i t e n o i s e ma c h i n e a n d p l a y i t .

11. http://www.flickr.com/photos/98227537@N00/2277420652/ 5 Wo r k i n a s p a c e wh e r e y o u c a n c l o s e t h e d o o r a n d b l o c k o u t s o u n d s f r o m t h e r e s t o f t h e h o u s e .

12. http://www.flickr.com/photos/46391909@N08/5224546682/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/46391909@N08/5224546682/ 6 S i t i n a r e mo t e p a r t o f a p a r k , r e s t a u r a n t o r c o f f e e s h o p , a wa y f r o m l o u d t a l k e r s o r g r o u p s .

13. http://www.flickr.com/photos/34427466731@N01/101594790/ 7 P u t o n y o u r b l i n d e r s a n d r e f u s e t o l o o k u p f r o m y o u r c o mp u t e r s c r e e n wh e n t h i n g s h a p p e n a r o u n d y o u .

14. 8 R e mi n d y o u r s e l f t h a t t h i s i s y o u r s a c r e d t i me ; r e f u s e t o e n g a g e wi t h t h e wa i t r e s s o r p e o p l e i n y o u r h o u s e h o l d . http://www.flickr.com/photos/41619721@N02/8384537140/

15. http://www.flickr.com/photos/25188624@N02/5094064600/ 9 C l e a r y o u r wr i t i n g d e s k o f a l l u n n e c e s s a r y i t e ms .

16. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22220144@N06/2351656805/ 1 0 S i l e n c e y o u r c o mp u t e r a n d p h o n e s o y o u wo n ’ t h e a r t h e “ d i n g ” wh e n y o u g e t a n e w e ma i l o r t e x t me s s a g e .

17. You can generate a h i g h wo r d c o u n t in a short amount of time http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035555243@N01/176219371/

18. http://www.flickr.com/photos/69507579@N00/504174956/ The trick is to f o c u s o n wr i t i n g and nothing else for at least an hour each day.

19. Ar e Y O U r e a d y t o ma k e t h i s h a p p e n ? http://www.flickr.com/photos/39217945@N00/3654713501/

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