Overcome Workplace Distractions
Posted: July 17, 2017
Distractions can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere, and the workplace is no exception. While it may seem like small distractions aren't anything to worry about, they add up throughout the day and can hurt productivity more than you realize. Reclaim your focus and learn to overcome distractions.
Clifford Chi, writer for Hubspot, shares how to overcome workplace distractions.
When I was a sophomore in college, I developed a terrible addiction to Facebook. By the time finals week arrived, I couldn’t go 30 minutes without a dose of dog videos.
I was officially distracted. And after a week of all-nighters, I realized my attention span was inferior to a squirrel’s.
Checking my
RescueTime dashboard confirmed that I could only concentrate on distracting videos … and not my books. I had spent 50% of the week on Facebook, which means I could’ve actually slept before each exam. Why couldn’t I focus on my studies during the most critical time of the school year?
Distractions can infest any place of work. They might seem tiny in the grand scheme of things, but when compounded together, they can ravage your productivity. In fact,
entire companies lose 31 hours per week to attention-sucking activities. That’s like losing the contributions of a whole employee.
Fortunately, I’ve researched some science-backed tips for maintaining focus, interviewed HubSpot employees about their concentration habits, and fleshed out the deepest insights in this blog post. So take a look at these five productivity hacks to effectively overcome distractions and stay laser-focused at work.
Read the entire article
How to Focus: 5 Ways to Overcome Distractions at Work on Hubspot.
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