Fight The 4 Types of Distractions
- Mental Distractions: Breathe and remind yourself of what is really worth your time.
- Physical Distractions: Make sure you declutter your work environment.
- Digital Distractions: Delete apps, place your phone out of the reach and turn off notifications.
- Social Distractions: Communicate your style of working to people and expectations. And use headphones.
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- Allow only a select few emergency channels to go through and interrupt you. Turn off all other notifications on your phone and computer.
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- Don't look at your screen immediately after waking up. Use an analog alarm and keep your phone on the other side of the room.
Remove distractions
- Use Headphones: Coworkers will think you can’t hear them and the barrier to interrupt you is much higher
- Work Remotely: start by asking for a half-day, preferably mornings
- Email: treat email as a to-do and schedule it in your calendar twice per day
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