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“It’s not the chatter of people around us that is the most powerful distractor, but rather the chatter of our own minds.”
DANIEL GOLEMAN
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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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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 doesn’t match a pattern. We’re drawn to novelty, which makes a distraction—like a loud coworker or hearing a one-sided conversat...
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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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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 we’re doi...
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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 there’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 communicati...
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