I’ve been struggling all week not to multitask. Trying to eat breakfast and be mindful of that and NOT pick up my phone…

Did I pick up my phone and doom-scroll? Of course, I did, but I managed to make it almost a whole minute the first time I tried it.

I put my phone in the corner to charge… I think it was maybe 3 min before I had the urge to check the news or my text messages.

So then, while trying to work on my “homework” this week… I realized it’s not just my phone that distracts me.

So where/when am I not distracted? Well, I played a video game for the first time in months and I lost maybe 3 hours… the game itself “fed” whatever need it is that drives me to grab my phone. Lots of “quests” to complete, and bells dinging when I complete them. Kinda like slot machines that make coin sounds to keep people playing, I guess.

Even as I write this, I look up and wonder where my phone is… ok, found it, but didn’t pick it up… I made a list earlier of 10 things I need to do and even circled and labeled the 3 most important.

Did I do the first 3? Nope… I did the first one and then got distracted and did 2 others not numbered on my list. SIGH.

I haven’t yet been able to sit for 15 min straight, but now I can see how that training will help me focus. I can’t wait until I have real control over what I’m doing.