Comments on: 13 Ways To Improve Your Concentration With a Distraction Free Work Environment

By: Steve Rubel

Steve Rubel — Tue, 03 May 2011 22:33:27 +0000

U say somethin? “the average worker in the US loses 2.1 hours per day due to interruptions and distractions” http://j.mp/mnrcfh

By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:34:26 +0000

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By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:41:04 +0000

Hey Farnoosh!

Haha good point =). Email is one that I really struggle with as well, for
the same reason – it's certainly not a “distraction” to maintain friendships
and relationships, but where do I draw the line so I can balance my tasks
with my relationships – that's the challenge ;)

By: prolificliving

prolificliving — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:38:41 +0000

Oh distractions – such as me reading your great post, learning how to not let distractions come to me, and then move on to a more productive act of reading yet another great post! Half-kidding. I know what you mean. Not checking email so often. There is my vice (and one of my joys, as I love to stay in touch with my friends, family and colleagues)!

By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:45:35 +0000

Hi Farouk,

Thanks for your comment! I know what you mean – it's definitely hard to
concentrate if you don't have privacy and insulation from noise =). Some
people thrive in that type of environment, so I guess it depends on the
person!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:10:32 +0000

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By: farouk

farouk — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:35:55 +0000

very practical and useful ideas Sid :)
i used to work at a place that had those cubicals (where everyone desk is exposed) and won't imagine the amount of distraction that was there, being productive in such an environment was really something unattaible

By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:37:08 +0000

Hi there!

Thanks so much for your comment!

I agree, it is definitely easier to apply some of these tips if you have
more autonomy - in a corporate environment where you may perhaps be expected
by others to act a certain way, or at the mercy of others' actions, it's
still possible - but more difficult since it's not just your behavior you
have to change =)

By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:35:53 +0000

Hey J.D.,

Thanks for your comment!

I'm like you - I'd rather get up early and finish it early that play catch
up. An added bonus is that if I do sooner rather than later, I don't give
myself a chance to procrastinate ;)

By: Jeff Nickles

Jeff Nickles — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:10:32 +0000

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By: What would you do in heaven

What would you do in heaven — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:09:16 +0000

Nice tips! Can be applied especially by self employed people working at home.

By: Ching Ya

Ching Ya — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:07:15 +0000

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By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:46:59 +0000

My favorite approach is changing work hours. Periodically I test going in a lot earlier or a lot later and seeing how this impacts my results. I usually find that the earlier start gets the jump on the day and I prefer that to playing catchup or left-behind ;)

By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:26:37 +0000

Hey Ron!

Thanks for your comment!

Haha, I don't know if *anything* can stop kids and teenagers! I have a hard
enough time with relatively mature adults!

Although I know what you mean about being our own distractions. The most
frustrating to me if when I remember I have some errand or something I have
to do, go do it, and then come back 2 minutes later - and have no idea what
I was supposed to be doing =)

By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:26:36 +0000

Hi there,

Thanks for your comment! I too prefer email and text for precisely that
reason - both me and the other party can deal with it at their leisure. I
think there is certainly a place for phone calls and face to face
interaction, but generally speaking for questions that don't need to be
addressed *instantly* I far prefer a medium that lets me batch process.

By: Daniel Kam, Richard

Daniel Kam, Richard — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:55:04 +0000

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evelynlim — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:43:37 +0000

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By: RonHaynes

RonHaynes — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:02:47 +0000

Great tips! Any suggestions on dealing with kids and teenagers? They can be QUITE demanding when they want attention. lol

Seriously, I think my biggest interrupter is my own mind. I can be working diligently on something and then a thought pop up and before you know it, 30 minutes have passed.

By: evelynlim

evelynlim — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:00:49 +0000

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By: ??????

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I always try to clearly set up preferable – to me – way of communication. The best way to start with is an e-mail, because of its asynchronous nature. People think much more carefully, when writing mails. So, to minimize distracting phone calls, I reply to many incoming requests with the following:
- Please, send me email with you [brilliant] idea, then we'll talk about it…

By: Alex Blackwell

Alex Blackwell — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:10:49 +0000

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WPstudios — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:08:04 +0000

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By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:08:56 +0000

Hey Steve,

Thanks for your comment!

I think that's a great point. I agree that sometimes there are just way too
many distractions, and it may be better to just get away for a little while
than to try and minimize all of them =)

By: Steve Suhrheinrich

Steve Suhrheinrich — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:46:11 +0000

Good tips. Everyone needs to take their time seriously. I'd like to add change your work space. If you are in an environment where you are constantly interrupted, see if you can work from home alone or move to a coffee shop for a few hours. I get more work done that way.