Abstract :
The relationship between digital minimalism, focused attention, deep work and organizational discipline related to professionals in digitally intensive professions is examined, with the concept of self-regulation as a moderator. Previous studies have shown that multitasking can negatively impact attentional control, cognitive fatigue and productivity in a digital environment of constant interruptions and demands and information overload (Mark et al., 2008; Ophir et al., 2009). The study is based on the concept of digital minimalism a deliberate focus on lessened nonessential digital engagement a concept that seeks to understand how digital minimalism can improve cognitive efficiency and improve discipline in the workplace. The use of a mixed-methods design (Creswell and Creswell, 2018) was done. A cross-sectional survey of 320 professionals from academic and corporate research sectors, and from healthcare/administrative was used for the quantitative phase. Data analysis consisted of descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, Pearson correlation, multiple regression and Hayes' PROCESS macro for moderation analysis (Hayes, 2018). The qualitative phase consisted of a small number of semi-structured interviews (12–15) which were analysed using thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006). The results showed that digital minimalism was significantly positively associated with focused attention (? = .42, p < .001) and deep work (? = .39, p < .001) and significantly positively predicted these two variables. There were high inter-correlations among all the variables as revealed by the correlation analysis. Moderation analysis indicated that this was facilitated by self-regulation which resulted in more pronounced effects for those with greater self-regulatory capacity (Baumeister & Vohs, 2007). Qualitative themes were digital overload, distraction of attention, notification fatigue and structured digital boundary management. In general, the results align with the theories of cognitive load, attentional control, self-regulation and deep work, underscoring the need for conscious digital action for greater productivity in the workplace.