Attention!

If it is boring then you are facing a mammoth task in paying attention. A lot research and studies have suggested that the human attention span is no more than 10 minutes and with the amount of information that is bombarded to us, it might be getting even shorter. Humans everywhere pay the greatest attention to three things only; food, threat and sex. It is primal. It is something that has kept enabled the human race to survive and thrive. Everything else is secondary.
But if we pay attention to only that three then life is going to get really tough. Attention to our daily business, work and other mundane things modern living offers is important and sometimes essential.

To keep our attention where it should, we can:

1. Start by having enough sleep.
2. Having a snack
3. Reading books
4. Shutting out distractions such as TV and the internet
5. Meditate

The best piece of advice I have read about getting things done was written by Frank Tibolt in his book The Touch of Greatness. The rules are simple, only two.

First, write down whatever you that you have to do from the most important to the least. Second, act on it and don't don't stop or move to the next item until you have completed the previous one.

You might want to try this yourself.

Before you call it a day at the office, do a list of things that you have to do tomorrow. Number it and put in on top of your desk before you leave. When you come back to the office the next day, start acting on that list and keep going. Keep at this habit and see the difference that it makes.