Author Archives: Martin Boeddeker
Martin Boeddeker is the founder of FindFocus.net, the One-Page Productivity Planner and the mind behind the FindFocus Distraction Blocker for Mac. He studied industrial engineering and management in Germany and worked for some of the biggest companies in the world. With FindFocus he wants to help people to get rid of what he calls DigitalADD so they focus on the things that truly matter in life.
Oooooh, mind control…no, this blog post isn’t about being abducted by aliens or experimenting with something strange from a mad scientist’s laboratory. I wrote this article to help you to take back control of your mind. Every day we are bombarded by notifications, sounds from an app that used popped up on your phone, and distractions everywhere […]
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One of the weirdest things anyone has ever seen when you are looking for signs of Facebook Addiction is a group of teens waiting for their club or sports practice to begin. These youngsters are sitting with their backs to each other and their faces turned toward their cell phones. Their thumbs are flying, so you […]
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Peter Drucker wrote 50 years ago that effective knowledge workers batch tasks together and work on tasks in long, uninterrupted sessions. Cal Newport’s book “Deep Work” argues you should do the same. So why should you care?Deep Work is nothing new. It should be common sense. Some people would refer to “Deep Work” as a word for […]
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StayFocusd is an excellent productivity extension for Google Chrome to block certain websites on your computer temporarily. However, there are a few essential things you need to know before you use this productivity tool. Imagine you installed the StayFocusd website blocker to increase your willpower and minimize time spent reading about dietary habits of Roman emperors in […]
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Before finding ways to strengthen your willpower, you need to understand what willpower is, what it does, and how it behaves. It draws upon your desire to accomplish something. It is most easily achieved over the short term but can drive one to extraordinary effort over the long term.What is Willpower, and Who Has It?What is willpower, […]
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According to the urban dictionary, FOMO is the fear that if you miss a party or event, you will miss out on something great. What Does FOMO Stand For?FOMO stands for Fear of Missing Out and despite the long history of events where people had to deal with the fear of missing out on something the […]
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We live in a world deprived of sleep, hurried through meals, and often driven to exhaustion and beyond by our daily work. Aren’t there any natural remedies for focus and concentration that will help us to deal with this world? Let me ask you this: Is it any wonder that afternoon traffic is a nightmare […]
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Willpower and SelfControl. We’ve all heard of it, talked about it and even wished for it, but what is it exactly? What is the difference between willpower and self-control? Why do some people have no willpower? There is only one thing that is certain. All of us could use a lot more of it. If I could […]
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Taking a break from Facebook or similar social media platforms isn’t as difficult as you might think. For those whose birth year begins with the number “2” and in 2000 and more recent, it might seem as if there was never a time before Facebook. A quick Google search reveals that Facebook debuted as Facemash in […]
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It is the start of a new semester or maybe halfway through a current one. You know that your study habits aren’t the best. You know you can’t seem to focus on studying. You’ve read the instructor’s suggestions for good study methods. They include all the tried and true methods: Pomodoro (timed study sessions, with […]
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