How do you spend your time each day? Do you feel productive? Do you get to the end of the day and realized the only task you completed was answering your email? Do you run from one task to another, barely catching your breath . . . hoping tomorrow will be different!? short term bank loan Is procrastination your curse? Are you a thrill seeker? An avoider? Or [...]
Great news – you’ve eliminated the distraction of all the thoughts running around in your head. Whenever the next great idea (or bright shiny object) pops into your head – you no longer go off on a tangent. Now, you jot that idea down into your parking lot and continue to focus on the task at hand. (Getting value from this post? Leave a [...]
Have you figured out a way to eliminate other people as distractions, only to be derailed by the distractions in your own head? Here’s the advice I gave my newest client. Dear SystemSavvy, I find that when I’m working on a project – I’m easily distracted. But not by other people, by other ideas in my own head!! Do you have [...]
Procrastination! Distractions! Ahh . . . no matter how great you are at practicing time management strategies, sometimes even the most strategic individual falls into the deep, dark hole of procrastination. Or, possibly you are overcome with the distraction of flying "shiny objects"! Maybe you "lose" an hour on the computer updating your Facebook page. Or, possibly you decide to check email for "just a moment" and 30 minutes later you are still responding [...]
Can you REALLY do more than one task at a time? Multi-tasking has become a way of life. In fact, many productivity experts teach multi-tasking as a strategy to accomplish more in a day. The “new” generation has turned multi-tasking into an art form. The latest research states that it can take up to 15 minutes to regain your “flow” when your attention is [...]
What do "The Four Stages of Competence" and "Eliminating Distractions" have in common? How many times have you looked at the clock only to realize it's noon and you haven't accomplished one item on your task list? On your way into your office you set the goal to work on X, however, here it is 3 hours later, and you still haven't accomplished your [...]
While looking around on YouTube today - I wanted to find something a little light hearted for Friday. (In my mind - and my editorial calendar - Friday represents "Fun Friday". The one post each week where I find a cartoon, funny story, or video to share.) So, I searched YouTube for "funny distraction video" and this is what I came up with. A news story [...]
