Om Swami
How do I train my senses so they stop pulling me away?
Give the senses less food with pratyahara
Before you try to concentrate, learn to withdraw the senses, which is pratyahara. Give the senses less food and they grow weak.
That is, before you concentrate, learn to withdraw the senses. Reduce their food. Pratyahara means giving them less nourishment. By that they will weaken.