Having been the poster child for this not so long ago, my advice to others dealing with distraction is to read about Buddhism. The Eightfold Path is basically an algorithmic approach to resolving cognitive dissonance. Dissonance can be viewed as a form of brain spam. It makes you inefficient and illogical. It's also contagious for those who aren't inoculated against it. By finding the path and practicing it, the appr…
Do you have a recommended starting source for this practice? A book or reading that outlines the ideology and practices?
Reading about Greek Stoicism (Seneca's Letters are a great starting point) and Buddhism and comparing their similarities is a great way to get the best out of both.
A book that's been sitting on my shelf waiting for me to read it that might also be of interest is Edward Slingerland's Trying Not to Try, which focuses on the Chinese concept of wu wei which has much in common with flow.