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Defeat procrastination right now, while reading this column.

Attention slackers: These are the gnarly timesucks undermining your productivity at work.

Don't confuse being busy with making progress, and don't mistake your to-do list for goals.

Because the old earbud trick doesn't always work.

To drive more results, use the time you have more effectively with the help of these tools.

Multitasking is just a fancy word for being unfocused. There are big benefits to paying full attention to what we are doing or who we are with.

Not owning a smartphone gives him 'time to think.'

Once the winter holidays are past, it's just winter. That's when your team needs to be rallied.

See the five ways these ne'er-do-wells imperil company success.

It's great, except when it's not.

Sometimes, the killer productivity app is the off switch.

A business coach recalls how a teacher taught her years ago to keep striving for improvement.

The three E's will help limit goofing off online at work.

A full 43 percent of employees are distracted for a sizeable chunk of the workday. Here's what's getting in the way of getting work done.

The internet and social media promise you are always connected but not if you don't lift your eyes from the screen to see who's in the room with you.

People and technology will always tug at your attention. Dealing with it constructively is far more productive than wishing nothing competed for your focus.

By removing a critical majority of his iPhone apps, the designer Jake Knapp says he lengthened his attention span and relearned how to 'enjoy (or at least be okay with) moments of boredom.'

Research has shown that employees are spending time managing their teams instead of working, which cost companies big.

Workers are checking their phones a staggering amount each day, according to a recent survey.

We all want more time in the day, so don't lose precious minutes or hours to these time wasters.

Aversion to complacency and wilingness to work tirelessly are the keys to success in both sport and business