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What Is Pulling My Attention?

Notice what's actually got your attention right now.

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What this is for

You know you're not focused, but you haven't actually noticed what's pulling you away.

When to use it

Any moment you catch yourself off-task and want to understand why, quickly.

What you leave with

A clear name for what pulled your attention, and one small next move.

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Right now, what has your attention instead?

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Understand why

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ADHD Isn't Simply a Lack of Attention. It's a Problem Regulating It.

You can hyperfocus on a spreadsheet for six hours and lose ten minutes to a single email. The name "attention deficit" is, in a lot of ways, a misnomer — and understanding why changes how you can work with it.

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