Eliminate Distractions

• Turn off all notifications on your phone, computer, and tablet
• Leave your phone in odd places that prevent you from immediately finding it
• Work with headphones as people are less likely to approach you.
• If you find interesting articles, save th...

Whether they come from emails, colleagues in a crisis, or phone calls from clients, distractions prevent us from achieving flow, which is the satisfying and seemingly effortless work that we do when we're 100 percent engaged in a task.

It's vital to know how to minimize distract...

Apart from the digital measures like locking down your phone, there's another way you can mitigate distractions. If you share your physical work space with others, you can signal when you're available to be interrupted and when you're not. Leave a sign on your door, place an obje...