How to Lead in a World of Distraction: Four Simple Habits for Turning Down the Noise

by Clay Scroggins

Delegate those things that don’t support your why to other people, if you can.

save all your little tasks for one day and turn that batch of tasks into one big goal.

I choose to believe that a majority of people on social media don’t spend time posting things with the purpose of making other people jealous or self-conscious.

Those Instagram posts lead to harmful, negative thoughts that I dwell on for the rest of the day. If I wake up to a video of a CrossFit guy doing one-armed pull-ups with a weight vest on and three bags of flour tied around his waist, that’s going to make me feel a little self-conscious.

While the voice inside your head has power over you, you also have power over the voice. Most people recognize the first part—we know one negative thought can put a damper on our day while one positive thought can brighten everything—but few of us acknowledge the second half of that truth.