Daily Routines for Enhanced Focus in Open Workspaces

Your brain isn't broken. But the way you work is breaking it. Stanford uncovered a serious problem: ↳ Multitaskers can't filter out irrelevant info.  ↳ Their brains get worse at switching tasks.  ↳ Every context switch hijacks 23 minutes of focus. 7 Science-Backed Ways to Reclaim Your Attention: 1/ Unlock Your Peak Hours  ↳ Track your energy every 3 hours for 3 days  ↳ Find your natural focus peaks (2-3 hours post-wake)  ↳ Guard these golden hours → schedule deep work daily 2/ Strengthen Your Focus Engine  ↳ Start with 25-min sprints or 90-min deep dives  ↳ Create a phone-free zone → eliminate top distraction  ↳ Single-task ruthlessly for maximum clarity 3/ Design Your Productivity Zone  ↳ Clear desk = clear mind → reduce mental load  ↳ Strategic seating → minimize visual interruptions  ↳ Capture your ideal setup. Replicate daily. 4/ Reset Your Rest Periods  ↳ Strategic breaks prevent mental burnout  ↳ 10-minute resets between focus blocks  ↳ Move your body → recharge your mind  ↳ Practice 5 deep breaths → instant calm 5/ Protect Your Power Hours  ↳ Block "no meeting" zones in your calendar  ↳ Silence Slack during deep work  ↳ Batch communications → maintain flow 6/ Perfect Your Task Transitions  ↳ 30-second mental reset between tasks  ↳ Document quick wins to build momentum  ↳ Set crystal-clear goals for the next deep dive 7/ Optimize Your Digital Environment  ↳ Block attention-stealing websites  ↳ Separate work/personal browsing  ↳ Eliminate notification anxiety The truth? Your brain knows how to focus deeply.  It's just waiting for the right conditions. P.S. What helps you focus at work? ♻️ Share this to help others master their focus  ➕ Follow Suren Samarchyan for more on peak performance

I was diagnosed with ADD at 8 years old. I have 8 brain hacks that keep me highly-productive in office: 1. Noise-cancelling headphones ALWAYS (i.e. silence) I am highly sensitive to noise. If a pen drops, someone coughs, a coffee machine is turned on…you name it. I lose my train of thought and it breaks my laser focus. If I need to get something done, I NEED to have headphones on otherwise the task easily takes 40% longer (yes, I timed it lol). 2. Uninterrupted (no yapping) work time This is a follow-up to point # 1. I block my calendar so I can have silent headphone-only working time in order to get projects done. I am a yapper, I love to chat, and I can easily get pulled into a 100 different directions unless I have uninterrupted working time on the schedule. 3. Sit in the same place at the office When at the office, having a comfortable environment where I’m confronted with the SAME distractions every day helps me tune them out. Changing locations, changing desks means new noises, new people… you get it. 4. Sit around the most productive people This is the grown-up equivalent of sitting at the front of the classroom. Being around productivity helps improve my own. 5. Phone on “Do not disturb” ALWAYS I want to control when I look at my notifications, and keeping my phone on DND (unless for specific people like family, my partner) keeps me hyper-focused. Oftentimes I forget about my phone until I’m ready to take a break from whatever task I’m working on. 6. All major “to-dos” must be done before lunch Mornings = highly productive. I plan all of my absolute musts before lunch because it works in hyper speed before my first meal of the day. 7. Multiple screens Flipping through a million tabs = distractions. I need at LEAST two screens (at home I have 3) so I don’t have hundreds of tabs open, get overstimulated, then lose productivity. 8. Jewellery, rings, or something to keep in my hands I have a very rich inner world (🤣) and during long meetings, keeping my hands busy stops my mind from wondering. While also a fashion choice, having something to fidget with like my rings helps keep me locked in. I used to feel embarrassed about things like this, but my ADD and I are very good friends. Now that, over the course of (nearly) 31 years, I’ve learned how to manage it, I have turned in into a superpower. Because I had to compensate for other skills growing up, my emotional maturity skyrocketed at a very young age which has turned me into a great manager: ✨I’m a fantastic listener and communicator (i.e. how big sister was born). ✨ I am very comfortable with big feelings. Being different is a gift. What are some of your BEST productivity brain hacks?