In meetings, don’t doodle in your notebook or play with your phone. Don’t read the newspaper or check your email at the same time. If that’s not your thing, practice single-tasking throughout your day. Meditation is a great way to do this because it’s just you and your thoughts. If Facebook and Twitter are your thing, block off time in your schedule to post or browse other people’s updates, but stick to your schedule. Start out with distractions that are good for you, such as working out or calling your friends. Use them as reward for a solid chunk of work. Schedule distractionsĭistractions are not all bad, but you need to make them work for you. This doesn’t include where to go for happy hour. If you need to, set up a system for urgent messages to reach you. This might require finding a quiet place away from your office to work-such as booking a conference room or hiding out in your office. This includes email, office phones, cell phones and your coworkers. Let’s face it, the world is a distracting place. Reset your focus by listening to music for a few minutes, taking a short walk, playing a game of solitaire, or going for lunch. Set a timer and take a break at the end of each cycle.
Work in 60-90-minute blocksĪs we work, our alertness drops off, increasing the lure of distractions. Be concrete: “I’m going to finish steps 1-3 of the project by noon.” 2. Review your list each morning and decide-realistically-what tasks you can accomplish that day. This helps you avoid reacting to every distraction that comes up. Instead of saying, “I’m going to work a solid eight hours every day,” make a list of your top priorities for the week. Just like getting to the gym each day, staying focused while at work is a matter of building good habits. Avoiding distractions, however, is not a Herculean task. In a world filled with instant access to information, coworkers and friends, finishing a solid eight hours of work seems nearly impossible.
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