Comments on: Get Your Stuff Together Instead of Using Distractions

By: Eduard

Eduard — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:55:51 +0000

@One of the guys – Distractions can help sometimes. The trick is not to use them permanently, as a tool for running away from things.

@KS- Thanks. I like uniqueness.

By: King Sidharth

King Sidharth — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:00:41 +0000

You have very interesting and unique perspective on distractions.

And so rightly you said, change the ‘inner’ reality and outside shall change too. I do that always and follow the advice from ‘A Course in Miracles’

“Seek not outside or you shall fail.”

Thanks for sharing great insight.

Btw what do you think about ‘passion’ and ‘duty’? Can we term either of them as distractions?
.-= King Sidharth´s last blog ..A How-to on Hardcore Motivation =-.

By: ONE of THE GUYS

ONE of THE GUYS — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:11:39 +0000

I really like your examples of External and Internal reality. You are right.

If we use all the things we enjoy as distractions, we’re not really helping ourselves in the long run. But sometimes we need some distractions to help us unclutter our minds.

However, issues that never get addressed just loom and grow larger.

Nice post!
.-= ONE of THE GUYS´s last blog ..Easy Motivation =-.

By: Eduard

Eduard — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:57:10 +0000

@Amit – I’m gonna try that. I recently started by cutting down on using Facebook.

@aDeeb – Ha! I didn’t think of the Eden story for a long time

@Tess – I find it amazing how addictive we humans can be. It’s not just drugs, we can get addicted to just about anything.

By: Eduard

Eduard — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:54:07 +0000

@Phil – I read Happier. Positive psychology is one of my favorite disciplines. I read almost anything I can get my hands on in this area.

@Lloyd – there will always be distractions available. How we manage them is what I believe makes the difference.

@Kaushik – I have the same impression. The causal link goes more from the internal to the eternal than the other way around. This is why in personal development, I usually recommend focusing on transforming the internal.

By: Tess The Bold Life

Tess The Bold Life — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:37 +0000

“As the real problem is still not addressed, your mind will constantly refocus on it, and you constantly need to fight back using distractions, which is usually either hard or impossible.”

This is so true with addiction. Even an exercise addiction works this way. I once worked as an addiction counselor and you see this process again and again. I also like the way you worded the two choices.

Anyone who wants to get honest with themselves can follow this plan and get on with life.
.-= Tess The Bold Life´s last blog ..Amount Of Time Lived In Happiness & Joy =-.

By: aDeeb

aDeeb — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:58:19 +0000

Distractions, distractions, distractions.
They have been a thorn in humanity’s backside ever since Eve got distracted by the Snake and ate the apple.

While doing anything that requires no use of the internet, I just close my browser and sometimes even turn off the wifi. That alone, allows me to get a lot more done. Try it.
.-= aDeeb´s last blog ..University Life: Survival of the Slickest. =-.

By: Amit Sodha - The Power Of Choice

Amit Sodha - The Power Of Choice — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:13:58 +0000

I did a sabbatical last year of all my communication devices and I took something really interesting from the whole project.

I stopped using all IM’s (except when at the studio) simplified all my lines of communication and even got two phones to make things more simple. All those extra things can be incredibly distracting hence the reason for letting them go and making things much more simple.

that’s a powerful question too Eduard – “what are you distracting yourself from?”
.-= Amit Sodha – The Power Of Choice´s last blog ..How To Make A Plan Come Together – Just Like The A-Team =-.

By: Kaushik

Kaushik — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:31:36 +0000

Very interesting and clear, Eduard. Yes, it seems we can either work on our external reality or our inner experience. Most of us for most of our lives work on our external circumstances. It’s hard to say which is better, but I’ve found that developing awareness, that is working on our inner experience, has a profound and lasting effect on outer circumstances, but not so much the other way around.

Very thought provoking, thanks.
.-= Kaushik´s last blog ..Divine Valentine and 2012 =-.

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:08:12 +0000

Distractions are so hard to escape I find that it is helpful find a profit in the distraction because you will always have distractions somewhere .-= Lloyd´s last blog ..Successfully making the call =-.