Another Distraction Bites the Dust

Clearing The Mind for Better Learning

I have been tied to my phone for years! My phone holds my emails, notifications, and my metronome and tuner. Naturally, I use it in both practicing and teaching. While I have good intentions, it always tempts me to check to see if someone wrote me an email, or answered my email which leads to checking other apps. Five minutes later (if I am lucky) I am back to teaching. Where was I?

For Parkour teaching we are required to wear a watch and stick to the timeline of the class. During my training weekend, I dug out my daughter’s watch because the batteries in all of mine died a long time ago. I immediately noticed how my instinct to check my phone became less. I even liked wearing a watch as I taught, no phone-to-click, distractions reduced, focus improved. In fact, I began enjoying my teaching even more.

A month post-course, I am still wearing a watch. I check my phone less and enjoy all of the moments of every activity even more! Who knew a simple watch could clear my mind for better EVERYTHING!

Be curious…