# What is keeping you motivated?

By [重生](https://paragraph.com/@132016) · 2022-08-08

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One of the biggest obstacles to the motivation of distraction is distraction: during the exercise, the unexpected words of the spouse, the work done by the old friends met in the coffee shop when trying to get coffee, etc However, it is not only external interference that will make our motivation deviate from the goal and make us deviate from the goal. Sometimes, the most powerful and destructive interference is internal: worry about how tomorrow's large-scale meeting will distract our work today; Daydreaming and looking healthy distract us; It is very difficult to show up in our actual dialogue by replaying the frustrating dialogue from the first day. The distraction list is a small tool that can be used to manage such internal distractions and maintain high motivation. The operation mode is as follows: Whenever you start to do your own tasks, daily work and habits, please take a small notebook or pen with you. If you find yourself distracted by thoughts, feelings, memories, or any other internal distractions, write them down quickly and then shift the focus to the task. After the task is completed, quickly view your interference list. If there is actually something important, please make a short plan to solve it. Most of us cannot handle internal interference well because our strategy is to ignore violence. Although this sometimes works temporarily, it usually leads to more intense internal interference. The distraction list works well because it helps you get distracted. By briefly recognizing them and making plans to deal with them later, you can train yourself to be less responsive to them and better focus on your work After eliminating the disturbance, we will maintain the power and win higher efficiency

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*Originally published on [重生](https://paragraph.com/@132016/what-is-keeping-you-motivated)*