I release my chaotic monkey mind. my mind is clear of distractions. I am focused.

Attention is less a matter of willpower than a matter of geography. The mind goes wherever the nearest available exit is, and it is extremely good at finding one — the open tab, the notification, the sudden urgent interest in what needs cleaning.

Which is why people who concentrate well are usually not the ones with the strongest discipline.

They are the ones who put the phone in another room before starting.

And when the mind wanders anyway, that is not the failure. The coming back is the entire skill. Nobody arrives at a clear head by never leaving it. They get there by returning a hundred times without complaint.