Reset Ritual to Come Back to Focus

If you've got important work to do, distraction is inevitable—and repairable

Becoming more productive means learning when to focus and when to not let distractions lure you away from what you are currently doing. Savanevich Viktar/ShutterStock

One of the most common problems when people are working is that they get caught up in busywork or distractions, and it can take hours before they find their way back to their meaningful work.

Part of that is procrastination, of course, but a lot of times it’s just falling down a rabbit hole of distraction, getting caught up in things, and forgetting your focus.