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William James

โ€œWisdom is the art of knowing what to overlook.โ€

WILLIAM JAMES

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The 2 kinds of distractions

The 2 kinds of distractions

  • Sensory distractions (External): The things happening around us, like colleagues talking, phones ringing, people moving around us, music playing, etc.
  • Emotional distractions (Internal): The thoughts that make our attention drift from what weโ€™re doing. For example, remembering a phone call you need to make or thinking about a future meeting.

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Daniel Goleman

โ€œItโ€™s not the chatter of people around us that is the most powerful distractor, but rather the chatter of our own minds.โ€

DANIEL GOLEMAN

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Main sources of internal distraction

Main sources of internal distraction

  • Remote work or a lack of social interaction.
  • Multitasking.
  • Unpredictable work environments.

Emotional distractions are a symptom of our workplace culture

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Lacking social interaction

Lacking social interaction

Workplace isolation sends us to Twitter and Facebook. Or to check in on email and chat every 5-10 minutes to see if thereโ€™s a new message.

Solution: Creating a daily routine with time to connect with the people you work with and not just resorting to impersonal communication.

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Multitasking

Multitasking

Living in a space of constant half-attention causes our brain to lose focus.

Solution: Adopt a work schedule designed around single-tasking. for that, learn to prioritize. Because distraction might actually be just confusion about what matters.

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Unpredictable work environments

Unpredictable work environments

Our work environment rarely lends itself to focus. So get more comfortable with distractions.

Our brains are brilliant at noticing anything that doesnโ€™t match a pattern. Weโ€™re drawn to novelty, which makes a distractionโ€”like a loud coworker or hearing a one-sided conversationโ€”in an otherwise monotonous workday very hard to ignore.

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