115 - Attention Anchor Part 2: The Mindset Ritual That Makes Work Stick

Attention Anchor, Part 2: Mindset

In part two of the Attention Anchor series, high-performance consultant Marcey Rader teaches a simple, repeatable ritual to flip your brain into deep work mode. Mindset isn’t magic. It’s a few practical anchors you can run on command. Why it matters:

• Multitasking feels productive and drains performance.
• A repeatable pre-work ritual reduces decision fatigue.
• Guardrails beat willpower when distractions spike.
• Breaks fuel output without burnout.

What you’ll learn:

• How to pick the one thing and write it as a commitment sentence
• How to “seal the channels” with Work Offline, Inbox Pause, and DND
• How to use visual timers for 40–90 minute deep-work blocks
• What to do with random thoughts so you don’t derail

Tools mentioned:

• Time-Timer visual countdown timer
• Outlook Work Offline, Gmail Inbox Pause (Boomerang) - https://www.boomeranggmail.com/referral_download.html?ref=2aj8s (AF)

Try the ritual once per day for five workdays. Share this episode with a teammate who’s stuck in “rush hour” focus.

Sustainable performance beats burnout every time. On the Health-Powered Productivity Podcast, host Marcey Rader, Certified Speaking Professional®, TEDx speaker, and author of Reclaim Your Workday, helps you simplify to amplify. Each episode gives you practical tools for relentless prioritization, focus and attention management, meeting effectiveness, email and chat optimization, and task and workflow management. Healthy guardrails. Zero fluff. From RaderCo, a high-performance consulting company. Proud to be named a Top 50 Productivity Podcast on Feedspot. Subscribe and share this episode with a teammate. Connect with Marcey:

• Consulting, Training, and Coaching: www.helloraderco.com
• Keynote Speaking: www.marceyrader.com
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/marceyrader
• Book: Reclaim Your Workday www.reclaimyourworkday.com
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