Distractions! Embrace some — Eliminate the rest.
Something I have come to realise. Distractions are not all the same. It’s very easy to conclude that any and all distractions that we might face in life and in our work are bad. We decide that every single distraction is a problem. The truth is, they are not. The truth is, we often get this skewed. We embrace the distractions that are bad and we seek to eliminate things that are not really distractions at all. So don’t be too hasty. Distractions! Embrace some — Eliminate the rest.
Not all distractions are created equal
It helps to understand what a distraction actually is. It its most basic level, we are talking about anything that takes you away from what you are supposed to be doing. Some things that distract you are out and out distractions. They have little to no value. There is no point of view that legitimises them as things that help you with what you are supposed to be doing. Others, whilst they might not agree with your current plan and timetable, actually they are exactly the kind of things you are supposed to be doing. Often, the things we class as distractions, are just things that we are supposed to be doing coming at us when we aren’t ready for them.
