#AD Supercharge your content with AI here: https://clickhubspot.com/e0n How to improve focus is one of the questions I get asked most about. Whether you're a student, creator, professional or entrepreneur, being able to focus is extremely helpful. This video is the first in a 3 part series about focus, where we're covering the 5 main mistakes that people make. Let me know what you find useful in the comments! Enjoy x 🔗 LINKS: - Sign up to my free 7 day focus crash course here: https://go.aliabdaal.com/focusvid1 - Nir Eyal's book Indistractable: https://geni.us/j4Mbn - I'm launching a productivity community, join the waitlist here: https://waitlist.productivity.club/?utm_campaign=Productivity%20Lab%20Waitlist&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Long&utm_content=Why%20You%27re%20Always%20Distracted%20%28Focus%20Series%201%29 - Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity: https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/focusvid1 - If you've read the book, share your thoughts here: https://aliabdaal.com/fgp-rating/ - Shortform - My favourite place for book summaries (Get a free trial and 20% off your subscription!) - https://go.aliabdaal.com/shortform By the way, you can watch this video in a few other languages by changing the audio settings xx 🍿 WATCH NEXT: How to Stop Wasting Your Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgBF3N3MhYw How to Make 2024 Your Best Year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_DOG_mXz5w How to Be Effortlessly Disciplined - 5 Mindsets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz59q8wHECk I Read 107 Productivity Books. Here's What Works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poc4ctbnDYA 📈 If you want to start or grow a YouTube channel: https://go.aliabdaal.com/exp 💌 Free Weekly Productivity Insights: https://www.aliabdaal.com/sunday MY FAVOURITE TOOLS & GEAR ⏰ Rize - How I track my time and stay productive - https://rize.io/aliabdaal 📩 Superhuman - My favourite email app - https://go.aliabdaal.com/superhuman 📚 Readwise - How I remember everything I read - https://go.aliabdaal.com/readwise 🎵 Epidemic Sound - Music & SFX in my videos - https://go.aliabdaal.com/epidemicsound ⚙️ Notion - How I manage my life and business - https://go.aliabdaal.com/notion 💰Trading212 - How I invest my money - https://www.trading212.com/promocodes/ALI MY OTHER SOCIALS: 🎙 My podcast Deep Dive - null 🌍 My website / blog - https://www.aliabdaal.com/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal 📱 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@aliabdaal 👨‍💻 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/ 🎥 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aliabdaal/ WHO AM I? If we haven’t yet before - Hey 👋 I’m Ali, a doctor-turned-entrepreneur and I’ve somehow become the world’s most followed productivity expert. Through my videos here on this channel, my podcast Deep Dive and writing, I share evidence-based strategies and tools to help you be more productive and build a life you love. PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜 ⌚️Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:21 - Mistake 1 - Not Having a Plan 5:13 - Mistake 2 - Ignoring How You Feel 9:14 - Mistake 3 - You’re Switching Between Too Many Tasks 11:42 - Mistake 4 - You’re Not Taking Breaks 14:26 - Mistake 5 - You’re Not Hitting the Golden Trio