Urgent but not-so-important work is one of the leading causes of distraction, as the unanswered phone and unread email look like work but actually pull us away from real, deep work which could be productive.
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Most of us keep doing seemingly urgent work (answering a phone, replying to an email, etc.) but this only gives an illusion of productivity.
Real productivity is a distraction-free high-impact work that you must find time to do daily.
Reactionary work can be distracting and take up most of our time. Blocking time for certain activities like responding to email or replying to text messages may help.
Remember that reactionary work seems urgent but is not important at that moment.
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