Have you ever come into work bright and sharp, the work at your desk beckons invitingly, you can’t wait to get started, and then the day turns to muck? One thing after another claims your attention; the rest of the world is clearly in conspiracy against your productivity, and at the end of the day you collapse into an untidy heap of exhausted humanity.
Yes? Try these strategies.
Turn off or divert the phone
If you must have the phone answered by a real person, divert it to a pager service or another colleague while you attend to important high-concentration tasks.
Schedule appointments with yourself for the big tasks
There’s something about a written appointment – it gives you more power to say ‘No, I’m sorry, I can’t stop.’
Either shut the door (if you’ve got one) or make yourself unavailable in some obvious way
An hour (at least) of uninterrupted time every day would transform the lives and job satisfaction of most people.
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