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Training probably? It's a shitty answer but it's something that I've only gotten good at with time.
I try to keep distracting devices away during work hours and I'm not too hard on myself if I get briefly diverted - I'll let myself indulge for about fifteen minutes before I try and clamp down and refocus. I do think there's a danger in trying to be too strict with yourself because your brain will be shit if you try to maintain continuous focus but you also can't continuously indulge wander brain (at least - not unless you're rich).
If I do indulge in 15 min distraction i have no stop button and i keep going for multiple hours and its so bad. I can only win of i don't ever start, but it's so hard.
That's very fair - my brain is pretty responsive to alarms so I can use a timer to limit how long I'll be submerged for. A trusted partner can also help.