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Distractions
Killing Your Flow? Try This Method.
Jason Womack
Are distractions
getting in your way?
Have you noticed that many times when you are focusing on
your work
and are approaching that momentum where things start to
flow easily, you get interrupted?
Most entrepreneurs have created productivity habits that
work for them, yet upon closer inspection, they realize that when they are
trying to get something done,
tasks often take more time than had been originally budgeted.
This is caused by distractions:
A co-worker who needs something from them, a phone call
from a potential
client, a team member with questions about a project.
Every time you are interrupted or distracted, the energy
you were building
from moving your project forward is halted, and you need
to start over.
Too many times, you need to gather new strength to pick
up where you left off,
and you may waste valuable minutes trying to figure out
exactly where that was.
Science continues to prove what our intuition knows:
Interruptions do impact productivity. However, there may be a positive or
negative impact to your productivity.
According to University of California, Irvine
researcher Dr. Gloria Mark, there may be a difference between the
different kinds of distractions or interruptions.
Interruptions that add to the
task at hand make us more productive.
Alternatively,
interruptions on topics different from what we’re working on force us to change
our work
rhythms, strategies and even mental states.
So what can we do about it? Identify one piece of work
that deserves about 45 minutes
of focused attention. Then go to a place where you can be
alone.
It can be a different office or conference room or even
the nearby coffee shop.
By getting away from your desk, you will not be available
for phone calls or to check your emails.
If you take your laptop with you, remember that this is
time to focus on work,
so avoid doing anything unrelated to this specific task.
Can’t leave your desk? You can still have a “meeting with
yourself” by simply use a digital timer
to hold you accountable to a 45-minute work session.
Before starting a work session, think of the people that
might interrupt you –
it may be a team member, a client or even a manager --
and interrupt them first.
You can use the time before your focus period to get in
contact with them and anticipate
anything they may need from you.
You should also mention
that you will be unavailable during the next 45 minutes
because you will focus on a
specific piece of work that needs to get done.
They will understand and over time, they will respect
this focus time and avoid interrupting you.
This will not only save you time every day, but it can
also make your team more efficient
and independent. Go ahead and try it for five days.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/231445
(My current favorite countdown timer is www.e.ggtimer.com.)
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