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Growth Zones

Sometimes we have to do tasks that are a bit boring and cannot meet our

needs. Being able to tolerate boring tasks and keep our attention going is

therefore a really important skill in life.

There are two main ways you can help yourself to focus even when things

are really boring or difficult:

1. Chunk the task up & reduce the cortisol. Do 10 minutes of a task or

a part of a task then stop. Time yourself for a 3 minute break. During

this break, the job is to reduce the cortisol which may have built up in

your body when you were coping with the boring task. Exercise is a good

way to drain out some cortisol – 3 minutes running around the garden,

dancing to a song, running up and down the stairs – there are lots of

different things that can help.

2. Extend your Tolerance Control:

See next page.