All language subtitles for 4. Tip from Angela - Dealing with Distractions

Well done for completing the last module.
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It wasn't easy but you got it done.
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Now I want to take this opportunity to share with you some of the things that I've learnt that I wish
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somebody had told me while I was learning programming and learning other things as well in fact.
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And one of those things is the ability to get rid of distractions because let's face it my phone probably
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has a million notifications. The other day I almost fell down the stairs because a notification came on
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the Apple Watch and I was looking at it while I was going down the stairs and I actually like missed
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a step. And these little moments of distraction,
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even though they seem like it's very quick to take a look at your phone, see what it's trying to tell
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you and then get back to work and then get back to what you're doing,
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you won't believe how long it actually takes for you to get back into the same level of focus as you
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had before.
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In fact some scientists actually did a study on this and they showed that for a distraction that is
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as short as 1 minute,
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let’s say somebody asking you, “Hey, do you want a cup of tea?
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I'll make you one.” And you say, “Yeah sure.”
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And then you get back to your work. For some people it can take up to twenty five minutes to be able
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to get back to the level of focus that they had before.
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So a really really useful thing is, when I start working, I put my phone into airplane mode and I put
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it into a drawer, because every time I see it I want to touch it.
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It's like some sort of weird spell it's got on me.
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So I put it away and it doesn't bother me, it doesn't make noises and, you know, maybe other people will
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have emergencies but there's always other ways that people can reach you.
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So get rid of your distraction.
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It might not be the phone.
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It might be
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you need to shut yourself in a room so that other people don't distract you.
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Or it might be that you need to find a quiet time when you can actually do this,
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like early in the morning or late in the evening. But see how you can remove those distractions and see
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your level of focus and see your level of focus go up and see how much more you're able to do.
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So I hope that was helpful.
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And I've got plenty more of these for you coming along the way.
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So keep going.