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Distractions

8 Bad Habits That Aren't So Bad After All
Habits

8 Bad Habits That Aren't So Bad After All

Few things are all good or all bad, including most habits.
John Rampton | 6 min read
The #1 Secret to Amazing Time and Calendar Management

The #1 Secret to Amazing Time and Calendar Management

There is no making up for lost time.
John Rampton | 11 min read
Your Distractions Are Killing You -- and Your Bottom Line

Your Distractions Are Killing You -- and Your Bottom Line

These three simple tricks will transform the way you work.
Paul Blanchard | 5 min read
Why Entrepreneurs Are Constantly Distracted (and 6 Ways to Fight Back)

Why Entrepreneurs Are Constantly Distracted (and 6 Ways to Fight Back)

Once thrown off track, a worker needs 23 minutes, on average, to get back to the original task. What could you have done in that 23 minutes?
Anna Johansson | 5 min read
4 Ways You Can Maximize Your Time

4 Ways You Can Maximize Your Time

You maximize productivity by minimizing the nonsense that distracts you.
Timothy Sykes | 5 min read

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5 Ways to Stay Focused in a Distracted World
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5 Ways to Stay Focused in a Distracted World

If you're a prisoner up for parole, you'd better hope that your judge has recently had a break and isn't distracted.
Syed Balkhi | 5 min read
Interruptions Are Inevitable, but With These Strategies, You Can Quickly Regain Focus
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Interruptions Are Inevitable, but With These Strategies, You Can Quickly Regain Focus

The ability to get your mind swiftly back on the project at hand is the next best thing to not being interrupted in the first place.
John Rampton | 4 min read
Increasing Employee Engagement Is About Un-Disengaging Your Workforce
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Increasing Employee Engagement Is About Un-Disengaging Your Workforce

Limiting emails and phone usage might be the smartest thing you ever do for your company.
Dan Dowling | 7 min read
5 Time-Wasting Distractions Freelancers Can't Afford
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5 Time-Wasting Distractions Freelancers Can't Afford

It feels like you have all the time in the world when you start working from home. Ignore that feeling because you don't.
John Rampton | 4 min read
Use These Strategies to Stay Focused and Avoid Distractions. 3 Things to Know Today.
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Use These Strategies to Stay Focused and Avoid Distractions. 3 Things to Know Today.

Stay in the know in 60 seconds.
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Distractions Are Hurting You More Than You Realize: Here's Why
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Distractions Are Hurting You More Than You Realize: Here's Why

Research shows that returning to your original focus, following a distraction, takes, on average, a full 23 minutes and 15 seconds.
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4 Ways to Break Your Phone Addiction So You Can Focus on What Really Matters
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4 Ways to Break Your Phone Addiction So You Can Focus on What Really Matters

Smartphones are a strong candidate for the most alluring distraction of all time, but you can resist and win back your life.
Nate Klemp | 6 min read
This Company Thinks It Can Help You Get Over Your Smartphone Addiction With Stickers
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This Company Thinks It Can Help You Get Over Your Smartphone Addiction With Stickers

Imagine a life where you're not checking your phone constantly.
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Facebook's Utopia, Our Nightmare: Open Offices Are Destroying Productivity
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Facebook's Utopia, Our Nightmare: Open Offices Are Destroying Productivity

The open office was an exciting innovation in 1900, and people didn't like it then, either.
John Rampton | 7 min read
5 Counter-Intuitive Psychological Facts About Increasing Productivity
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5 Counter-Intuitive Psychological Facts About Increasing Productivity

Daydream, but not for eight hours.
Deji Atoyebi | 7 min read