Crucial Skills

APRIL 19, 2023 • VOL. 21 ISSUE 16

Hi John,

How do you deal with digital distractions? Many people talk of being addicted to their devices. Sound familiar? Today’s article highlights how the ideas from The Power of Habit™ can help you better understand your behavior so you can improve it.

Also, don’t miss the upcoming webinar: 3 Tips to Manage Your Time and Attention.

The Power of Habit

How to Put Down Your Device

by Scott Robley

How do I change my behavior when it’s basically an addiction? I want to stay away from distractions, but I can’t help myself from checking my phone or really any other digital device. Can the GTD skills help me?

Signed,
Digitally Distracted

Thank you for your question, or questions. You began by asking how to change behavior, and then concluded with “Can the GTD skills help?” The answer to the latter is a resounding “Yes!” But only if the skills become habits.

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Getting Things Done^®: 3 Tips to Manage Your Time and Attention at Work

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May 23–25

The Power of Habit™

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Identify the habits holding you back.
Uncover the hidden factors that influence your habits.
Acquire new skills and learn new behaviors quickly and efficiently.
Turn self-mastery into a lifelong habit.

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There is now little question that how one uses one’s attention, moment to moment, largely determines what kind of person one becomes. Our minds—and lives—are largely shaped by how we use them.

—Sam Harris

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