## Easily Distracted? | Psychology Today Source URL:: <https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-brain-work/200910/easily-distracted> ### Highlights > [!quote]+ %%Updated on Fri Apr 15 2022 14:34:12 GMT-0400%% > > The best way to do that is to practice being aware of your own thoughts, by activating your observer function. How do you do that, when you have a ton of information pouring through your head as you process a hundred emails in the morning? The answer is clear: you can&#39;t. If you want to do deeper thinking work, don&#39;t start your day overwhelming and exhausting your brain. Start with the tougher work that requires a more focused, quiet mind. Many people have this back to front. If your job is to think, tackle thinking tasks early, and tasks that are relatively &#39;interesting&#39; such as checking your emails (which means your brain will go there easily) later when you are tired.