Originally Posted by
zoth00
You mentioned that device called PEST. I decided to try something and wanted to post the experience here to see you're opinion on the exercise:
- Alarm every 10minutes 78 rings a day. Basically whenever it rings I try to stop whatever I'm doing and look around. But it's hard. For example when I go from home to work, I use that mnemonic video I posted and let's say, each picture is related to an alarm's ring. For example 8:30 alarm is a tree with orange light, 8:40 is a tv series character laughing, etc etc. So while I try to practice being aware, I also recall these "symbols" and try to expand my memory of what my surroundings were like.
I get now: it's freaking hard. It's easy to focus for let's say for 5 alarms (not being surprised when they come), but can tell you that I reach the 20th already "huh? oh right the alarm! erm, focus!"
It's really painfully, but so far haven't skipped a day without hearing those 78 alarms xD