4 articles on "interruptions"

Maintain Focus with a Personal Organizer

The biggest time problems experienced by business people are interruptions, many of which are self induced. A study mentioned by Vince Poscente in his book The Age of Speed, involving 36 office workers found, that on average, they spent only 11 minu...

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Productivity Saboteurs - Identifying & Managing Them

Today's working environments are riddled with interruptions and distractions. Just when we get focused on one task, a new e-mail arrives, the phone rings, or someone stops by and off we go on a new tangent. Later, when we return to the original ...

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Tame the Interruption Beast

Interruptions. Arghhh. One of the biggest problems for ushome-based business types is the relentless stream of thingsthat disrupt our train of thought. Unexpected phone calls,children that need attention, the dog needs to go out, thecat needs to come...

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Coping with the Daily Stream of Interruptions

This past few weeks has brought into a brighter light one of the obstacles that we, as home business owners, have to endure all the time… unexpected interruptions. Sure, interruptions don’t just happen to home business owners but we seem to have ...

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