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The Fight for Focus: 4 Practical Steps
E-mail discipline
E-mail can destroy your focus.
- Turn off e-mail notifications on your work computer, so that you are in control of when to look at e-mails.
- Schedule a time in the morning to reply to e-mails from the previous day.
- E-mails that require a speedy reply are highlighted and get attended to on the same day.
- Ditch social media during the day.
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