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Researchers have been telling that attention and focus are the raw materials of human creativity and flourishing.
Not being distractable is the single most important skill for the 21st century.
Here are some most common workplace distractions and the hack to master the skill of being indistractable.
1. Email - Reduce the total number of messages received and Reduce the time spent emailing.
2. Group chats - Use it like a sauna, Schedule it, Be picky, Use it selectively.
3. Meetings - Circulate an agenda, Give a solution in the form of a brief, written digest.
4. Phone - Get rid of apps you love and apps you rarely use, Rearrange apps, Change your app notification settings so you receive only essential notifications.
5. Co workers - place a “Do Not Interrupt” or “I need to focus right now, but please come back later.”
