Without sufficient amounts of autonomy, competence and relatedness, kids turn to distractions for psychological nourishment.

‘making time for

‘Work hard and go home’

Jobs where employees encounter high expectations and low control have been shown to lead to symptoms of depression. • Depression-like symptoms are painful. When people feel bad, they use distractions to avoid their pain and regain a sense of control.

‘The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook’

By thinking of yourself as indistractable, you empower yourself through your new identity.

losing hurts more than winning feels good.

What these creative professionals understand is that focus not only requires keeping distraction out, it also necessitates keeping ourselves in. After we’ve learned to master internal triggers, make time for traction and hack back external triggers, the last step to becoming indistractable involves preventing ourselves from sliding into distraction

To some, talking it through with colleagues feels better than working it out alone.