I'm here to tell you that you need to take a break!

Maintaining your focus and attention span is key.

And I'm here to tell you that you need to take a break!

Now, I am the first one to admit that this advice may seem counterintuitive – after all, if you get up and leave the task to take a break, aren't you just continuing to lose your focus?

The answer is no.

Scheduling short breaks for yourself throughout the day is an excellent way to maintain your overall focus, make progress on your priorities and feel like you're in control.

Think about your attention like a muscle in your body. If you exercised that same muscle constantly throughout the day, eventually, it would grow too weary and weak to keep moving.

The same concept applies to your attention span; you can try to push yourself to maintain steady attention all day long, but this method will likely lead to burnout.

And when you're already feeling overwhelmed, you need to be able to fully focus.

Let yourself take a short break between tasks or during larger ones to give your mind a chance to rest.

Grab a snack, watch a funny video clip, or walk a lap around the building to clear your mind and give your attention span a chance to refocus.

One of the biggest attention-suckers you’ll experience are requests from other folks. For example, a coworker may beg you for help on their project….even though you have a project of your own that needs your attention. In situations like these, many people have a hard time setting boundaries to protect their time and attention spans from others’ demands.

Learning to set boundaries is important because doing so stops you from being distracted by unnecessary distractions.

If you find yourself constantly allowing others to monopolise your time, energy, and focus, it's difficult to maintain enough attention to get through your own to-do list.?Over time, this can damage your performance at work, hurt relationships, cause yourself a lot of undue stress, and more.

Learning to set a boundary with someone can feel awkward at first, but it's important to remember why you're doing it. Setting boundaries early allows you to protect yourself and your attention span, and your relationship with the other person by practicing clear, open communication with them.

Not easy though, right?

So I have great news - I've created a free cheat sheet for you:

How to say no with confidence: 15 mindset hacks to help you create guilt-free boundaries and balance - grab it here .

And you'll also want to check out the 'Find your flow: Manage your attention not your time' Masterclass in The Bootcamp.?You can start your free 28-day trial here .