In our busy world, there are so many distractions that pull our focus and stop us from making progress towards our goals. This episode will explain why social media and email are distracting, why our brains love distractions, and one strategy to stop this mental habit.

A while back, I turned off all my email and social media alerts to minimize my distractions, scheduled times to check my emails, and even moved my social apps to the last screen on my phone so they were less tempting as distractions. And I thought these strategies were working really well. 

But I didn’t realize how much I was scrolling on social media until the big social crash. I was amazed at how much I got done the day Facebook and Instagram were down. 

Listen to discover why social media is rewarding for your brain, and how I’m curving my social media habit using two jars and some paper clips.

Show Highlights

[01:45] How the social media crash made me take a hard look at my social media habits.

[03:12] The speed at which I finished my tasks when social media was down.

[05:36] How social media is geared toward what your brain loves to do.

[07:25] Why I’m using a reward system of paperclips to stop getting distracted by social media.

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