“…the number one counter to distractions is interesting, fulfilling work.

Like the proverbial canary in the coal mine, [distractions] warn us - when we feel ourselves regularly succumbing to them - that our work is not well defined, or our tasks are menial, or the whole project we’re engaged in is fundamentally pointless.

Most people want to work, as long as it’s stimulating and fulfilling. And if you’re stuck in a dead-end job that has no prospects of being either…you need a new job.”

Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson: Remote