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Focus by Michael Dales (cc by-nc)

I need to repair and grow back my ability to concentrate for long periods of time so I can complete a massive project.

Mystical Listicle asks, "Have you re-engineered your focus (using non-pharmacological means)? What were your tactics and strategies?"

No Way Out Inside My Head by Jeremy Brooks (cc by-nc)

I'm an anxious beanplater in desperate need of a positive distraction. I want to come up with a long list of activities I can refer to that will help me 'get out of my head' - in other words, the activities are so (manageably, safely) intense or consuming or absorbing that I don't have the time or mental space to waste on unimportant worries and anxieties that would otherwise eat me alive.

Ask Mefi helps nightrecordings out with some distraction action.