I thought I’d take a little different approach to this
weeks blog post. I saw a post about time/distraction management and
it struck a chord with me. We all struggle through our busy days
trying to juggle a million different tasks, while trying to being
responsive to calls/inquiries/emails/texts/etc. on a moment to
moment basis. Sometimes, we need to find time to focus on more
involved, complex tasks, which is always a time management
challenge. I thought these suggestions (some of which I employ
myself) were most helpful, so I thought I would share.
While many experts urge busy people to focus on time management
to be productive, in today’s world it’s better to focus
on distraction management. Distractions are what really consume our
days. It takes our brains time to shift back and forth between
tasks and to refocus on that task. Each time we are distracted we
lose precious time. Plus, according to Carnegie Mellon University
research, the distractions drain
