When it comes to tackling hard coding questions or hard tasks at work, I often find my mind wandering somewhere else.
In situations like these, I could only hold about 5-10 minutes max, and every time I wander I often feel guilty and even anxious. That my performance would drop because of it.
I looked around my colleagues and all of them seemed to be attuned with their work. But I guess they wouldn't survive a day without cups of coffee on their desks.
But do any of you feel the same way and how do you stay focused when confronted by difficult work ?
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I find my mind wanders only when I am not interested in the work. I suspect this is true for you too.
We can brute-force our way through easy work but cognitively wear out trying do that that for too long on deep challenging work. This is not an insult -- this is a realization that leads to an actionable piece of advice.
My advice for finding the focus we need: Find a reason to enjoy where you want to go. Discover how to do that and you go wherever you want whenever you want.
Thanks for the solid advice.