It is more difficult for us to focus on one thing, and most people blame technology for it. In fact, if there are 20 open windows left in the Internet browser, there is no question of attention. But even if someone shuts down social networks and entertainment sites and goes to a place where the Internet is not available, he will see that he is not able to concentrate as before.
It is natural for us to divide instinctive distractions into two categories: The first refers to the attractive. That is, if you are engaged in a very difficult creative work, the idea of spending a few minutes on Facebook or having fun with friends somewhere will be more attractive to you. The second category is outside interference: for example, your co-workers ask questions, receive emails and other letters, or you receive a message from votsap and you have to answer it, or someone at work hits you with a hammer.
When we look at the problem in terms of attractiveness and outside interference, we see it as something outsider. That is why we see the solution in such things as closing down distracting sites, putting cotton in our ears, expelling those who distract us, and fleeing to the mountains. Well, why can't we concentrate even if we do? The real culprit is to avoid focusing on what is more important, not external irritants. So the call comes directly from our brain.
The most accurate diagnosis of this problem was made by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. He noted that it was we who were looking for an excuse to distract us. In this way, we are constantly in the process of thinking to avoid a real and necessary question - for example, does it fill our lives with any meaning?
People tweet, like, and get involved in angry Facebook debates because, as Nietzsche said, "We're afraid to be alone in silence when someone whispers something in our ear." What's worse is that even something that seems more efficient can distract us from something more important. "We give ourselves up to such daily work with enthusiasm and zeal that it is not really necessary for our lives," Nietzsche wrote, "because it seems to us that what we need most is not to come to our senses." Everyone is in such a hurry. Because everyone is running away from himself. "
So why do we avoid focusing on what really matters to us? One of the statements made by psychologists is that we actually want to make personal choices and be important. As a result, we avoid doing what is right, even when we are commanded to do so. For example, we plan to make a business plan in the morning, or we try to write an article. But when that time comes, you rebel against the internal controller who gave the order, and instead of working, you turn the homepage up and down on Facebook.
Congratulations, you are a real rebel. But, unfortunately, you are preventing the achievement of your goals.
Farid Abdullah
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