From the Inspirational Thought Unit
Here's a perspective I think about often from author James Clear:
"Look around your environment.
Rather than seeing items as objects, see them as magnets for your attention. Each object gently pulls a certain amount of your attention toward it.
Whenever you discard something, the tug of that object is released. You get some attention back."
- James Clear
On the flip side, magnets are also useful though. I have books, toys, and art prints all over my office. I made it a space that gets me creatively charged every time I enter it. The room pulls me towards my work when I don't feel like working and keeps me there.
However! I think the most powerful attention magnet is the smart phone. It's like a MRI machine in your pocket. You want to get work done? Put that thing in the other room and remove all the metal from your pockets.
The key is finding that balance between good magnetism and dangerous magnetism.
-Jake