There is nothing better than the good ol’ “minimise distractions, maximise productivity” rule. Put your phone on airplane mode and turn off your email notifications on your laptop when you’re studying. The constant buzzing of social media and news pulls us out of our concentration, making it harder to be efficient.
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Newer versions of smartphones have a built-in Do Not Disturb feature that limits your phone buzzes to only the essential contacts.
You can also turn on the airplane mode feature to silence everything.
Distractions and things that take away from tasks aren’t just bad in the moment, it takes time to get brain waves back into attention and focus
Tip: if someone enters your office or workspace, acknowledge their presence but don’t shift your body or reorient yourself
We need to do a mental check up on how we feel mentally, emotionally and physically, taking stock of our current and upcoming workload. A few pointers:
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