The Lost Art of Doing One Thing at a Time

your focus feels shredded, it is not a permanent verdict on your character; it is a sign of disuse. The capacity to stay with one thing can be rebuilt the same way grip strength is, through small, repeated, slightly uncomfortable reps.

Single-tasking is the rep. You choose one thing, you stay with it, and when the urge to flee arrives, you notice the urge and let it pass without obeying it. The first time you do this it feels almost physically itchy. The tenth time, less so. The hundredth, you start to remember what sustained thought feels like, and it