My new trick against dawdling is fixing each activity to one place: no phone at the desk, no work at the dining table. The clear boundaries sharpened my focus, and lunch breaks now go to editing this very podcast.
| くっきり | くっきり | sharply, clearly (visible) |
| ダラダラ | だらだら | idly, lazily |
| 固定する | こていする | to fix in place |
| 集中力 | しゅうちゅうりょく | concentration |
| メリハリ | めりはり | clear rhythm between work and rest |
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