Where and how do you Compartmentalization Tips

focus best?

LESSON 8: Describe your ideal environment for productivity. Set a timer.

Try the Pomodoro Technique for compartmentalizing
Compartmentalizing • What tools do you use to get in the zone?
your time. Set a timer for 25-minute intervals of
focused work, with 5-minute breaks in between.

ASSIGNMENT: Interrupt yourself.

Make use of the Zeigarnik effect, which states that
Map Out Your Ideal • Do you have a favorite pen or pencil?
people remember uncompleted or interrupted tasks
better than completed tasks.
Environment for
Productivity Put on a mask.
Are you Batman or Superman? Is your natural state
“super,” or do you have to get into a certain mindset
Getting into the right mindset physically will drastically in order to be super? Think about what you can do to
• Do you sit in a specific chair or location?
affect how you focus mentally. compartmentalize and get into that zone.

Use environmental triggers and associations to help

you compartmentalize, so you can avoid distractions
and get your best work done.

• What is the lighting like?

• Headphones on or off? What music?

• Which associations help you stay focused?

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