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Me, You, and the Handheld
These days, most of us use handheld technology in all aspects of our daily lives, blurring the boundaries between work and home. Has this made you feel more overworked and less energized? If so, you...
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Co-workers, meetings, and inefficiency: the big energy bandits in the workplace
The workplace is full of energy drains, even for people who work at home. You get caught up in the routine, and lo and behold, hours have passed — and you’ve expended precious energy without much...
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Time Management: Audio Podcast: I Spend Waaaaay Too Much Time on…
I asked readers to fill in the blank on our last monthly survey and received some great responses. There were tons of interesting answers, but it didn’t take long to start seeing some patterns. (C)...
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SuperCompetent KEY #3: Attention
This month’s article correlates to the third key in my newest book SuperCompetent: The Six Keys to Perform at Your Productive Best (Wiley), to be released on August 16: ATTENTION. Simply put, attention...
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Distractions and Interruptions
Why do distractions and interruptions tend to disrupt our focus so easily? The answer is at least partly biological. Despite modern myth, the brain isn’t a marvel of infinite capacity; we are, after...
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Productivity Minute Video: Eliminate Distractions from Your Environment
Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R), shares tips on decreasing distractions to boost productivity. (C) 2012 Laura Stack. All Rights Reserved. http://www.TheProductivityPro.com
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The “Work Less, More Success” Guide to Time Management – Step Three
Continuing with our series on the Productivity Workflow Formula™ (PWF) Step 3: Focus Your Attention: REDUCE YOUR DISTRACTIONS So as you embark on your voyage of self-improvement, don’t get in a hurry....
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Tightening Your Focus
The modern leader’s biggest problems rarely stem from a lack of commitment or work ethic. Most of us are quite willing to work hard, and often for a distressing number of hours. And it’s not as if we...
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Voluntary vs. Involuntary Attention: What Grabs Your Focus
“I’m so poor I can’t even pay attention.” — American folk saying. “The cobra feeling is an almost muscular albeit mental bearing-down on a subject or object, which you rise above, hood flaring to block...
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No, It’s Not ADD or OCD!
“Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things.” — Henry David Thoreau, American philosopher “It is very difficult to be learned; it seems as if people...
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