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 KZbin

[@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🤣

[@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

[@pranavchristeenpraveen163]

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

[@coronawathi7172]

😂😂😂

[@cia6880]

Self sabotaging😭

[@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

[@helenhong3915]

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

[@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?

[@sommerboy2273]

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

[@alphiadonna3349]

I love how I'm watching this on youtube

[@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

[@joshua8345]

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

[@YoshiIguana698]

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

[@reetikabhama2769]

Getting distracted while watching this vedio scrolling the comment section!

[@MS-vz7pg]

The best and the most practical solution.

[@plankalkulcompiler9468]

Great! Those tips really work out.

[@ranamdissa]

Thanks! I find these points really useful.

[@vanessawoodward6967]

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

[@byNayanika]

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

[@user-fr5un8eo7v]

That's so helpful!! Thanks❤

[@anthonyfox477]

Surfing the urge is really powerful (mindfulness in general)

[@sebdouse6970]

Hands up who got here by being distracted 🖐

[@amoahderek]

✋🏿😂

[@the_overman8302]

✋🏾

[@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!

[@parthkhanayat420]

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

[@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

[@PhuongHoang-wc8wy]

Thanks a lot 🙆🙆🙆🙆

[@davidjameswest4575]

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

[@upsccseaspirants6718]

Thank you so much wholeheartedly😊😊✌️👍

[@shizaanwar4466]

OMG, the best video I have ever watched.

[@2ndChance54]

Thanks so much for the video, it is so informative

[@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

[@tijtij]

Step #1 - stop watching KZbin

[@smendes2004]

True...

[@pixel4849]

true dat

[@itsmezorojuro]

True man!

[@anibee7797]

True savior 👏👏

[@anneantony]

😂

[@pharmacistv]

This is super helpful! Thank you 🤗

[@parukhsharma2420]

Thanks a lot! Quite helpful.

[@jaimyjoy4846]

Thank you for all these ideas

[@bobadiag]

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

[@fatimamaqsood7557]

Absolutely helpful

[@cynamayavlogs]

Great tips Thank you!

[@gagandeepkaur5920]

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

[@CiaraLynn]

Awesome video ! thanks for sharing

[@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.

[@prernasingh9347]

THANKYOU❤

[@ganeshdnamboothiri3041]

Great Nir ❤

[@hanyqueris593]

thank you

[@mairathorn3331]

Great idea

[@বিবিধ]

God reward you with the best! ❤🇧🇩

[@ManpreetSingh_1173]

Good talk

[@ngathuy4102]

Perfect ideas for the Speaking test in Ielts!

[@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

[@dearjem]

it's all from within!

[@abdulkadirshukri705]

I liked it.

[@Chethakmp3]

😊thanks a lot!

[@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?

[@tatiekbokings7930]

Great Mentor

[@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!!!🤗

[@nobodysdifferent]

thankyou

[@Ikigai747]

Last line hit me hard😂

[@racheldayley8120]

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

[@jaimyjoy4846]

I loved the intro

[@niteshgupta07]

It's Helpful

[@chasityj.4130]

So true

[@HA-df2qz]

I love these vids

[@sarasousa6949]

Estou vendo isso no exato momento que deveria esta estudando

[@AkashSingh-oq4mp]

Every word is true

[@mdabdurrazzaks4242]

your advice great

[@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 😂

[@davidsrealestate]

this was good i liked this video

[@XandriaRavenheart]

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

[@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 .

[@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.

[@mohdshahnawaz3864]

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

[@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

[@CLIPNOVA]

Nice video

[@yousuzers565]

That opening triggers my fight or flight response

[@mrnoob918]

This will help me not get distracted by henry stickmin

[@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!

[@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

[@Rushi369]

Vedio It was usefull 👌

[@yannarakismusic]

nice

[@grow_english_with_julia]

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

[@beamboy07]

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

[@বিবিধ]

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

[@lordharry5994]

Me 2 seconds after starting: SASAAAAGEYO SASAAAAGEYO- WAIT LEMME LOOK SOMETHING UP- *has a whole ass musical*

[@hobbytoby8887]

how informative

[@CleverCreatives]

I'm distracted by colleagues, should I replace said colleague with a cactus plant? Oh wait, look internally, hmmm... I have a magnetic charming personality - stop being too good looking!!! Whoops, can't be helped. Distraction accepted. :)

[@TheSumit22]

Distracted in 15 seconds, started commenting

[@anirudhsethi8342]

Nice Hicky :D.

[@TheOrangeTowel]

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

[@parthbhoyar228]

Me: Watching this while studying

[@nitinzanwar2814]

my first Learning....of 2022

[@ankushsingla8438]

turn on dnd mode when watching a movie. i found this trick some days back.

[@jovenciobaliloiii28]

Too distracted that I can't keep focus watching this video🤦‍♂😌

[@Mira-ee6lw]

While you were talking.. I got distracted by the background music..😀

[@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

[@tejasvinnarayan2887]

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

[@scar4052]

I was sat in English and I was looking around at the teachers outside of my classroom and they looked at me and started chatting to each other while still looking at me and it looked like they were saying why is she looking at us I hate it so much I keep looking around at people that distract me and they think I’m just staring at them 😭 and to make it worse I keep getting told off for “staring out of the window” or at nothing at all :c it’s made my day so much worse on the first day back to school too

[@paradoxscientist4733]

When life gives you distraction ...

[@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.