Focus! Focus! Focus! - 5 Tips for Better Productivity
>> Oct 27, 2012
If you want to be
productive, you must be able to focus on your work, no matter what your
distractions might be. But though some people can manage to get the work done
despite the distractions, there are many others, who cannot.
These distractions,
in the form of your colleagues, family, children, Internet, social networking
sites and many others, while welcome, prevent you from focusing on the work.
So, when you are working, shut down your distractions and just work. Given
below are 5 tips to help you block out the distractions and focus on your work.
1. Switch Off Internet – Switching off
the Internet depends on how much of your work is online. If you can do without
the Internet, it is best to switch it off. The best thing to do is to
disconnect completely so that you don’t receive any notifications or are
tempted to go to the social networking sites and maybe gaming sites as well.
For me, it works best when I just block my access to www.cookinggames.net, Mario games sites
and other gaming sites to which I’m otherwise hooked. They make me lose track
of time and waste endless amount of time. The solution may sound extreme but
you will agree that if you do not go to the Internet time and again, you will
be able to get more work done and waste less time.
2.
Turn Off
Notifications
– Well, if you have disconnected Internet, then this tip is not for you. But if
you need the Internet to work, then you have to turn off any notifications
–email, messenger or social networking site. Because, if you continue to get
notifications, then you won’t achieve anything. In fact, you can make use of
the ‘Push Mail’ in your phone to retrieve batches of mail after a preset time
of maybe 15 minutes or half an hour.
3. Make Use Of
Utilities
– No, these are not your home utilities but those available to let you use the
Internet only for a specific time or block any messages. Make use of “Time to
go”, a utility that lets you surf only for a preset time. This is very useful
if you do not have any self control. You can also make use of Kiwi Cloak or
Invisibility Cloak to block certain sites on which you waste time.
4.
Headphones – One of the best
ways, which seems to work for a majority of the people, is the use of
headphones. Switch on some music that helps you to focus on your work and block
out the outside world and its distractions. Music works for most people and for
some people it can be some talk.
5.
Work On Minimal
Programs
– Programs like Google Docs, WriteRoom, Writer and others compel you to focus
on your word. You cannot format on them immediately but then, formatting can
always be done later. Meanwhile, the thing is to get the work done and out of
the way. Make sure that you are working on full screen so that you are
completely focused on your work.
These are a few
tips that can help you focus. You can also try to clear your workspace of all
clutter and have a break time to deal with distractions. It can be 10 minutes
of half an hour but when you get back to work, make sure that your productivity
is not affected.
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