Use These Strategies to Dominate Your Scattered Brain

Sometimes your mind is all over the place, and you cant seem to pinpoint why.

Youve tried all sorts ofproductivity hacks.

Youve tried approachingrelaxation as a skill that requires practice.

Still, youre struggling to stay on top of a nasty case of scatterbrained madness.

Its like a traffic jam of thoughts.

Weve previously touted thebenefits of keeping up a journaling habitin general.

Putting words around your thoughts can be daunting at first.

Get down your pressures, concerns, questions, and ideas.

Free write and delete

You dont need to keep a diary-like journal.

If you struggle to write out your thoughts, then free yourself of any pressure to write something readable.

I like to open up a Word document designed to be deleted.

I free write with zero worry about spelling, grammar, or any sort of coherence.

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Its cathartic and often pretty revelatory.

Different tools help take a slew of abstract tasks and make them look concrete and do-able.

For digital note-taking tools, my top picks areEvernote,Microsofts OneNote, andZoho Notebook.

Still overwhelmed after writing all your tasks out?

Break them down until youre faced with utterly manageable tasks.

Im talking things that are mighty simple to cross off.

Open laptop and drink a glass of water level to-do lists are crucial to get yourself in motion.

Try out free extensions likeStayFocusdandWasteNoTime, or any of thesetools to block social sites.

Hell, evenblock your go-to work sitesfrom time to time.

Im a runner, and its my number one tool for clearing my head.

Obvious, but underrated.

Trythese breathing exercisesto help relieve stress.

We all get scatterbrained.

The best way to avoid this feeling is to tackle the root cause.

Focus on taking care of yourself.

Try toapproach relaxation as a goaland learn how tostructure your downtime.