I don’t know if it’s overwhelm, hormones or simply having too much on my plate, but I’m struggling to focus on one thing at a time, right now. Tasks that should only take a few minutes stretch on for days, my attention span is limited (to say the least), and I’ve never been so unproductive. Despite being bombarded with productivity hacks (mainly while doom-scrolling on social media), concentrating on the task at hand is proving elusive, whether that’s completing a piece of work, or even reading a book – my thoughts are constantly whirring.
And I know I’m not alone. Chatting with friends, it seems more of us than ever are finding it increasingly hard to focus our minds, with brain fog, tiredness and overwhelm all touted as culprits. Yet alongside this, we’ve never valued productivity so highly – let’s not even talk about the whole we-all-have-the-same-24-hours nonsense.
