How to Cope with More of Those Pesky Distractions

Using "concentric defenses" to keep off interruptions you can't avoid in other ways

Most of the articles you read about dealing with time- and attention-wasting distractions concentrate on avoiding them altogether (shutting yourself away, better organization, better time allocation) or not adding to their number yourself (minimizing responding to e-mails and IMs, filtering phone calls, avoiding gossiping).This is fine. But what about those that simply get through such defenses: the… Continue reading

February 6 2008 | By Adrian | Tagged: defense, distraction, focus, interruption, Productivity | 5 comments»