Mentioned Resources:

• The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer

The Easily Distracted: At-a-Glance

• We all get distracted, but do we realize what it distraction actually does to our spiritual and mental health?
• It's easy to get distracted because absolutely everything is constantly vying for our attention.
• At this point, we seem to have become a people who actually prefer to have their brains turned off rather than on.
• With the concept of novelty being so prevalent in what we consume, it's hard for us to focus and stay focused on things that actually matter.
• The book, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, gives some great insight on how to change your mindset about what you spend your time and attention on.
• What we give attention to is what we become.
• Three ways to keep from getting distracted are to be honest about what takes up time and attention in your life, regulate your social media usage, and take away all possible temptations of distraction while spending time with God.

Timecode Guide

• 0:56 Topic overview
• 1:35 Why do we get distracted?
• 2:20 Preferring to have our brains turned off
• 4:35 The concept of novelty
• 6:54 Social media conspiracy
• 8:40 The dangers of being distracted
• 9:10 The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
• 13:58 Three ways to not get distracted
• 18:40 Encouragement/what you should do