Work Smarter – Focus on One Task At a Time

Focus on one task at a time? Are you nuts, what if the
phone rings, or someone sends me an e-mail. (see previous posts)

To put this idea into perspective. If you had to get to the other
side of town and there was a direct (no distraction) route and a
route with many street changes and stoplights (phone calls and e-mails),
how much faster could you get there with the direct route?

Seems pretty simple until you try it with the phone on, the office door open
and someone chatting at you.

You can achieve focus by doing a little preperation before starting the task.

• Turn off the phone
• Shut the door
• Get what you will need to complete the task ready to go
• Make sure the task is a task and not a series of tasks or a mid-size goal

Now that the distractions are out of the way, Set a time limit for completing
your task on The Action Machine and go to it.  My bet is you will automatically
stay more focused on the task at hand and complete it before the timer goes off.

Give it a try, you will surprise yourself!

Tagged with: Getting it done • time management

Filed under: Business • Motivational

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