Challenge Mono-uni-task! Day 20 of 30 - When I Grow Up

Challenge Mono-uni-task! Day 20 of 30 - When I Grow Up OK, I admit: I have to take baby steps. That doesnt sound so terrible, but its tough for me to come to terms with sometimes. I often feel that just acknowledging the challenge will automatically lead to overcoming the challenge, but thats rarely the case. Why do I think that? Is it the perfectionist in me? Is it the part of me that thinks (or hopes!) that doing something tough doesnt take work? Or maybe Im not as committed as I think I am? Hmmmmmm.. Ive learned that I have to take away some temptations so that its easier for me to stay focused. When I take a class over the phone, I cant put myself at the computer. When Im in my bedroom with just my phone, my pen, my notebook no computer, no TV, no real distractions (unless you count tidying up your bedroom a distraction, which I dont) I can stay focused. Im committed enough to not check my email or my calendar on my BlackBerry. My mind sometimes drifts, but I stay with the class. Today I convinced myself that Ill need the computer during class, as the teacher will probably take us through some examples of what were talking about online. So I opened my Google notebook and closed my Gmail and lasted exactly 40 minutes before opening new tabs starting new Google searches. Now thats triple the time I lasted when I first started this challenge, but it still left me wandering for 33% of the class. Thats a lot of class time to lose! Lesson learned: I need to embrace the baby steps. Theyre what takes you from a challenging Day 1 to a successful Day 30. And I might not be cured on Day 31, but at least Ill have a firmer idea as what I can and cant (yet) do.