The opposite of distraction isn’t focus #shorts

Best way to understand what distraction is is to understand what distraction is not. And in fact, the opposite of distraction is not focus. The opposite of distraction is traction. Traction, distraction. They're opposites because both words come from the same Latin root, trajare, which means to pull. And they both end in the same six letters. A, C, T, I, O, N. That spells action, reminding us that distraction is not something that happens to us. It is an action that we ourselves take. So traction, by definition, is any action that pulls you towards what you say you were going to do, things you do with intent, things that move you closer to your values and help you become the kind of person you want to become. Now, the opposite of traction, distraction, is any action that pulls you away from what you plan to do, further away from your goals, further away from becoming the kind of person you want to become. And what separates traction from distraction is one word, and that one word is intent. Time you plan to waste is not wasted time.