Five ways to stop getting distracted | BBC Ideas

Why is it so hard to stop getting distracted? Is there a way to be better at it? Here are five tips to help you distraction-proof your mind and focus from author Nir Eyal.
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[@tanishka707]

Surely✔

[@incognitospy9636]

Yes

[@annmathews]

Can you expand on the "Surfing" point?

[@renukakrishnan2590]

Sure 🤗all are very useful

[@marco.trevisan]

My nine year old was having trouble to do his online school during our UK lockdown. He asked me to put a video about avoiding distractions, and we checked this one. Right after it he was much more motivated! Thanks!

[@bobminion3438]

Ways to stop distraction -> Never look at recommended section on CZcams

[@gagandeepkaur5920]

True ...

[@violetranger4370]

Damn 🤣

[@iniaksjen800]

So true dude !!!!!!

[@aniketshukla540]

Wouldn't have reached this comment section then to find you.

[@reetikabhama2769]

Oh damn😂😂

[@emasmas]

1. Plan your day 1:24
2. Use social media and email at set times 2:01
3. Surf the urge 2:33
4. Beware of 'liminal moments' 3:07
5. Remember you're not powerless 3:35

[@twintowersen]

Thankss

[@beasthunter1403]

Thanks

[@sakuraharunoswife987]

thank u

[@user-dd8we9kv2l]

Surf the urge
thats the most vaguest shit i he could have said (in the video)

[@imbatman3959]

@@user-dd8we9kv2l yep lol

[@caaditya456]

I got distracted watching this video.

[@caaditya456]

@Hande Yucel he should get it checked.

[@nadagnina880]

Same.

[@beingmealways8563]

Literally 😭

[@purnendupanchal9454]

@Hande Yucel hickey 🤪

[@yasserqabbary5414]

Why do you start reading comments like me 🤣😅🤣

[@alisamali3084]

Meanwhile being distracted by reading comments under the video 🙈🤜🙄

[@firmanesariannemaej.3392]

Alisa Mali Same. HAHAHAHA

[@mujeebrahman3506]

@@firmanesariannemaej.3392
🤩🤩😍😍

[@user-xh9rg6ir1h]

Mujeeb Rahman gay

[@hiyoshi5086]

👊🏽👁👄👁👊🏽

[@alphiadonna3349]

I didn't notice that till you said it🤣

[@got4645]

Who is getting distracted watching this?

[@-Oddish-]

I was super distracted by someone in the background in another room waving their arms around, had to laugh at myself when I realized that's what I was focusing on

[@ravijangrax]

2:16
My mom would be sooo happy if I do this
🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@anneantony]

True 🤣

[@ruo-ye]

😭😂

[@user-li5yp9gn3x]

lol

[@user-li5yp9gn3x]

the likes are now 69

[@helenhong3915]

CZcams channels like this need more recognition.
Thank you so much that was very helpful!

[@grlchandran6504]

1. Plan your day
2. Use social media at a set of time
3. Surf the urge
4. Beware of liminal moments
5. Remember your are not Power less

[@amosus4716]

ms frate te pup

[@pranavchristeenpraveen163]

Me: Distracted by the CZcams while studying😭
CZcams: Five ways to not get distracted 😂
and I still get distracted by comments section
What a recommendation!

[@coronawathi7172]

😂😂😂

[@cia6880]

Self sabotaging😭

[@sophiemcdonald7832]

The irony of watching this at 3am distracting myself from sleep because of worrying about having to do something that makes me feel uncomfortable at work tomorrow 🙈🤪

[@smendes2004]

How did it go?

[@chilliconn071]

It's been three years and I'm wondering how your day went too?

[@alphiadonna3349]

I love how I'm watching this on youtube

[@sommerboy2273]

Short, but with every second of it full of priceless advice

[@reetikabhama2769]

Getting distracted while watching this vedio scrolling the comment section!

[@plankalkulcompiler9468]

Great! Those tips really work out.

[@joshua8345]

It's the most vital topic to be discussed among the present generation......Thanks BBC for this video.

[@user-jk6hb2ck8d]

I wish there were more examples and explaintions to each idea cause i didnt fully understand how do some practically

[@mahamT38]

שני דורון same

[@MonkeyHunch1]

you maybe stupid

[@MonkeyHunch1]

@@lary5079 lol

[@riddhishree8430]

True

[@ranamdissa]

Thanks! I find these points really useful.

[@tijtij]

Step #1 - stop watching CZcams

[@smendes2004]

True...

[@pixel4849]

true dat

[@itsmezorojuro]

True man!

[@anibee7797]

True savior
👏👏

[@anneantony]

😂

[@MS-vz7pg]

The best and the most practical solution.

[@YoshiIguana698]

I work at Changing Hands in Tempe and this video helps me from being distracted, especially after a vacation.

[@PhuongHoang-wc8wy]

Thanks a lot 🙆🙆🙆🙆

[@sergiobread1844]

Guy: Why are we so distracted these days?
Me: Because of Henry Stickmin

[@kaiaoo2493]

GET DISTRACTED LEL

[@KCDash4400cw]

Yes

[@jellie3969]

Whats that?

[@pkplayz7711]

Lol

[@thechosenone7622]

A man of culture

[@parukhsharma2420]

Thanks a lot! Quite helpful.

[@2ndChance54]

Thanks so much for the video, it is so informative

[@jaimyjoy4846]

Thank you for all these ideas

[@cynamayavlogs]

Great tips
Thank you!

[@fatimamaqsood7557]

Absolutely helpful

[@prernasingh9347]

THANKYOU❤

[@pharmacistv]

This is super helpful! Thank you 🤗

[@mairathorn3331]

Great idea

[@hanyqueris593]

thank you

[@upsccseaspirants6718]

Thank you so much wholeheartedly😊😊✌️👍

[@nobodysdifferent]

thankyou

[@ManpreetSingh_1173]

Good talk

[@shizaanwar4466]

OMG, the best video I have ever watched.

[@ganeshdnamboothiri3041]

Great Nir ❤

[@abdulkadirshukri705]

I liked it.

[@CiaraLynn]

Awesome video ! thanks for sharing

[@bobadiag]

This is a Very Good video !!! It explains a Lot..!!! Thank you very much 😊..!!!!!

[@hiragomes8121]

O MY GOD. That helped me very much .at the start I used to write down only the things that I have to do on next day .But I didn't imagined that how it can be done .that's why most works would be undone that time. Thanks BBC ideas

[@bbcideas]

So glad it hear it helped!

[@anthonyfox477]

Surfing the urge is really powerful (mindfulness in general)

[@chethakmp3]

😊thanks a lot!

[@sebdouse6970]

Hands up who got here by being distracted 🖐

[@amoahderek]

✋🏿😂

[@the_overman8302]

✋🏾

[@byNayanika]

I will follow "Beware of Liminal moments".
And yeah - Subscribed!

[@chasityj.4130]

So true

[@tatiekbokings7930]

Great Mentor

[@niteshgupta07]

It's Helpful

[@misc00]

God reward you with the best! ❤🇧🇩

[@parthkhanayat420]

Thank you for these tips, I am gonna try these from now and update about the results in a few days......

[@davidjameswest4575]

You make a choice. We choose to be or not to be distracted. The power to choose. Amen

[@dearjem]

it's all from within!

[@TheThirdEYE07]

This is great..try to include subtitles in your videos. Because I am learning English.....it will help me to Improve my English..

[@bbcideas]

Hi Uttam, glad you enjoyed, there are subtitles on the film, you need to click the CC button at the bottom of the screen

[@uuhbsj297]

@@bbcideas Thank you!!!🤗

[@jaimyjoy4846]

I loved the intro

[@HA-df2qz]

I love these vids

[@mdabdurrazzaks4242]

your advice great

[@vanessawoodward6967]

when she smashes the phone! lol ----great video and points!

[@AkashSingh-oq4mp]

Every word is true

[@chungkrixx1279]

Why am I very distracted?
I have a lot of interests and some school stuffs. When I try to do school works, I easily get distracted with a topic that is related to what I like. I even schedule things to refrain myself from getting distracted. But it doesn’t work sometimes. I would just say “meh, I’ll do it tomorrow”. Also, I have exams for tomorrow. Why am I distracted by a video about how to not get distracted?

[@gagandeepkaur5920]

I am really fighting with distraction. .and hope these tricks help

[@melissasonntag347]

I really enjoyed this video! There are some really valuable thoughts here. I would like to ask a question...
Idea #1 was to start with the input...how much time you have available for each task...however, if yo don't start with the to-do list, how do you know which tasks you need to do to know how much time you will have/need to do them? I would love some clarification on this.

[@sarasousa6949]

Estou vendo isso no exato momento que deveria esta estudando

[@yannarakismusic]

nice

[@davidsrealestate]

this was good
i liked this video

[@ngathuy4102]

Perfect ideas for the Speaking test in Ielts!

[@Ikigai747]

Last line hit me hard😂

[@Rushi369]

Vedio It was usefull 👌

[@CLIPNOVA]

Nice video

[@sagargautam8914]

Good way.. Saying personality I have separated my facebook time, similarly if we load the video we want to see in offline it help us away from distraction, pre plan of brewers use can be another remedy

[@racheldayley8120]

It’s true that we will never have any temptation or distraction we cannot overcome :))

[@isabelleo.rivera6230]

Distraction-Proofing The Mind
1. Plan your day, compute the output (tasks to be done) and input (time available to do it) together and make a schedule to distribute both
2. Use social media and read emails at set times so you don't do it just because you're bored
3. Surf the urge, notice the sensation of wanting to be distracted, stop it and refocus oneself
4. Beware of 'liminal' moments: transitioning from one task to another, when the time of starting the next comes stop the transitional task you've been doing or else it'll become a distraction
5. Remember you're not powerless, technology is not distracting us just because it wants to (external triggers), we are the ones using it as an instrument to distract ourselves with because want it to so that we can escape our uncofmortable emotional states (internal triggers)
"So, don't believe this line: there's nothing we can do. Clearly, there's so much we can do to help make sure that we got the best out of these products without letting them get the best of us."

[@tririyantiteresa4426]

Thank you, means a lot!

[@parthkhanayat420]

Thanks!

[@hobbytoby8887]

how informative

[@mohdshahnawaz3864]

Absolutely loved this video. Thank you so much for this valuable information. Lots of love from an Australian 🇦🇺😀❤

[@XandriaRavenheart]

I'm watching this video to distract myself from actually looking at what I'm eating.

[@monarch3724]

Tge problem with believing you have the power to stop is that when you try to believe it you just can't find any earlier concrete success you had

[@mrnoob918]

This will help me not get distracted by henry stickmin

[@aphiwemagaya3279]

This year is the worst for me because online learning is limiting me from many places i would go to in order to work productively.

[@anirudhsethi8342]

Nice Hicky :D.

[@XytherYT]

1. Plan your day
2. Use social media at a set of time
3. Surf the rage
4. Beware of liminal moments
5. Remember you are not power less

[@keymizu1921]

Can somebody explain the "surfing the urge"? (I really tried to understand the guy but the english is not my language)

[@justmart4455]

Sit with the urge and feel it. Let it pass

[@beamboy07]

Thanks for the tips, bjt beamng released a new update and i recently bought some new speakers this i love

[@ATJ_8056]

I am happy I didn't got distracted while watching the video. It was catchy.
I am feeling lonely.
I am distracted.
I check social media way too much.
I am unable to concentrate .
But I will soon .

[@grow_english_with_julia]

I got distracted from work by being offered to watch this video and here I am

[@yousuzers565]

That opening triggers my fight or flight response

[@misc00]

Hello, folks!
Where could I find whole journal/at least summary of beliefs as a predictor of relapse for free?
Thank you!

[@ois-jy9kl]

Ok that a sign that I have to get back to work and stop being distracted.. bh a video about not being distracted 😂

[@nitinzanwar2814]

my first Learning....of 2022

[@stellasaha24]

💚

[@tejasvinnarayan2887]

Yes and meditate 21 mins a day! In meditation make these steps!

[@paradoxscientist4733]

When life gives you distraction ...

[@suzimanipur2983]

🙌☺

[@TheSumit22]

Distracted in 15 seconds, started commenting

[@Light-Shift]

I personally think to do lists are highly stressful. A priority list that is minimal is healthy. And if you have too many priorities you need to rethink and remove excess stressors from your life.

[@metamorphosis5407]

He wrote the book " indistractable"

[@TheOrangeTowel]

honistly this whole video was a distration from what i was doing but im glad i whatched it lol

[@TheThinkerBodyMindSpirit]

'The state of our attention determines the state of our lives'.

[@sharmistharoychowdhury5214]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@parthbhoyar228]

Me: Watching this while studying

[@maliktamimawan]

Distractions are good and extremely necessary.they help a lot in drawing conclusions and getting to the points.they reduce or shorten the work load.

[@CelineAmile]

What about getting distracted by my own thoughts on totally unrelated subjects ?