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Around Around The World Around
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Whenever I hear the phrase GCSEs I instantly think of the (epic) music video for Daft Punk’s Around The World. I couldn’t revise in silence. Summer of '97, I did most of my studying lying flat on my belly on the living room carpet, with MTV on, for the full 6 hours of bliss whenever everyone else was out of the house (I’m the eldest of 4 kids). Angst-riddled parents fretfully told me ‘you can’t possibly concentrate like that’ a few dozen times - but it was the only way I could concentrate. 28 years later (in actual time, not the horror film) I do find it hard to concentrate on work when a song has lyrics, and custom focus music like Brain.fm is not for me at all, but my playlist of instrumental dance tunes has got me through many hours of business admin and inbox management. This came up in conversation with a mentoring client yesterday, and I’d love to pull together a blog post of ways to get focussed when we really just don’t wanna. Can you help me write it? Reply to this email with whatever tools, strategies, or resources you use to help you focus - and if you use (or run) a co-working group, I’d love to include that. |
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Join thousands of readers building a business that works around Life Stuff (like chronic physical or mental health conditions, recovery from big life events, caring responsibilities). I send two-ish emails each week, to help you enjoy a more comfy business and life.
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