staying focused during phd

During the pursuit of my PhD, roughly, I would say 90% of the time I have been interested in things other than my PhD topic, and only 10% in my topic. I have been working on my topic under last-minute pressure and when I have no choice. In my free time, I have been interested in learning to cook, more for self-preservation than for the joy of cooking. I have been deeply interested in geopolitics…