www.inkthinkerblog.com — Over at Freelance Writing Jobs, Deb has two great posts on how to stay focused despite distractions, and how to do away with some distractions entirely.
In “Increase Productivity by Decreasing Distractions,” she links to good old Chris Garrett and offers some great advice of her own:
- Designate specific e-mail time and don’t deal with e-mails at any other time during the day.
- Set aside specific time for research and catching up on reading (newspapers, blogs, etc).
- Limit nonessential activities that aren’t helping your goals.
In “How to Keep a Bad Day for Becoming a Distraction,” Deb shares her advice for keeping your mind on the tasks at hand despite personal issues that might be weighing on you:
- Take yourself out of the distraction with another distraction.
- Resolve the issue if you can; resolve to resolve it later if you can’t.
- Write it out (privately rather than on your blog might be smarter, FYI).
- Talk it out with a pal.
How to you stay on task when your mind is anywhere but on your work?
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