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Originally Posted by WereBeer
Try to acquire some discipline instead OP.
While accurate, that isn't the most helpful advice. That's like telling someone to play better. Correct but not constructive or prescriptive. Clearly OP has a lack of focus and discipline, but those are things that have to be developed over time, and not something that can be turned on like flipping a switch.
There are three strategies that I reccomend
1. Deep soul searching, solo or with professional help, about what drives you to seek superficial distraction rather than engaging. Sometimes, there are deep rooted behaviors or triggers driving that action. Other times, it could be chemical in nature. If it is conditioned behavior, then you have ot recondition yourself
2. Try incremental improvements-set a goal each day of goin x minutes playing 1 or 2 tables while focusing just on the game. Stop the clock as soon as you realize that you aren't paying attention any more, and try to set a target for the next session to go longer. Or try incrementally eliminating distractions. Eliminate web browsing one session, and videos the next.
3. Try punishment reward-Try old classic aversion therapy techniques. Put a rubber band on your risk, and every time you catch your attention wandering, pop the rubber band. If you make it a certain amount of time without distractions, give yourself some sort of reward (10 minute sof browsing, or whatever works for you).
You may want to see if you have ADD, and see if strategies for combating that work.