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	<title>Productivity Today &#187; Interruptions</title>
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	<description>Expert Productivity, Time Management, &#38; Organizing Tips with Denise Landers</description>
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		<title>Are You Being Flexible&#8230;or Ruining Your Routine?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you read my blog or articles often enough, then you already know that I&#8217;m a huge fan of planning out your day in advance so that you can be sure you&#8217;re taking care of your most important work. The only problem with that approach is that it doesn&#8217;t take much to throw our plans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>15 Focused Minutes Beats an Hour with Distractions</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most frustrating parts of modern working life is the feeling that we aren&#8217;t accomplishing as much as we think we should be. Often, however, the problem isn&#8217;t with our workload or schedule – it’s that we just aren&#8217;t focusing and prioritizing correctly. That is, by trying to do too many things at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monitoring Tech Social Time at Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We may be sitting at our desks, avidly working at our computers, but that does not always equate with productivity. The temptation to shift over for a quick look at news, weather, a sporting event, or a Facebook update is always present. How does your company handle this issue? When I present my time management [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Workplace Distractions Work for You</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just about every workplace has distractions-coworkers, social networking, email, and for some, even kids. You may be at your most productive without these little time wasters, but at some point, you&#8217;ve got to deal with them if you want to get some work done. You may be tempted to push them away, but what seems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multitasking and Internet Use</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there was ever a process designed specifically to distract us, it would be the internet.  The links, side ads, and animations are all designed to pull our attention in different directions. However in addition to what is pulling you within a web page, internet sites are challenged by the many users who are also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Efficiency in the Workplace &#8211; Focus Factors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We tend to blame others when we can&#8217;t concentrate on a project, and there&#8217;s some validity in that.  After all, the average business person is interrupted about every three minutes.  Interruptions commonly stem from the telephone, email, or a colleague.  These are easy to pinpoint, but there is another one to add to that list.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using &#039;White Noise&#039; to Filter Distractions from Your Work Office</title>
		<link>http://www.keyorganization.com/blog/using-white-noise-to-filter-distractions-from-your-work-office</link>
		<comments>http://www.keyorganization.com/blog/using-white-noise-to-filter-distractions-from-your-work-office#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to an article I published on the &#8220;Top 10 Distractions in the Office&#8220;, a reader wrote back to ask what a &#8220;white noise machine&#8221; was. He had read the following excerpt: Noise. Overhearing colleagues’ discussions, one-sided telephone conversations, or outside activities diverts your concentration. If you are easily distracted, close your door, use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crisis Management:  Project-Driven vs. Customer-Driven Settings (Part One)</title>
		<link>http://www.keyorganization.com/blog/crisis-management-project-driven-vs-customer-driven-settings-part-one</link>
		<comments>http://www.keyorganization.com/blog/crisis-management-project-driven-vs-customer-driven-settings-part-one#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a post that I wrote last week about crisis management, I presented some techniques for limiting the pressure of deadlines. Responding to this, one reader commented that it wasn&#8217;t useful advice for those &#8220;on the front lines who don&#8217;t have jobs that come with laptops, travel, and corporate jargon.&#8221; I recognize that not everyone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Stress Factor in Connecting Time, Money, and Productivity</title>
		<link>http://www.keyorganization.com/blog/the-stress-factor-in-connecting-time-money-and-productivity</link>
		<comments>http://www.keyorganization.com/blog/the-stress-factor-in-connecting-time-money-and-productivity#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Where did this week go?&#8221; That common phrase can be interpreted in two different ways: It was a great week. I had so much fun/got so much done that it flew by. I don&#8217;t feel that I accomplished anything I had planned, and it is already the end of the week. It is not hard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holding onto Distractions and Interruptions</title>
		<link>http://www.keyorganization.com/blog/holding-onto-distractions-and-interruptions</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is a common refrain: &#8220;I&#8217;d get something done if I weren&#8217;t always interrupted and distracted.&#8221; There are tools and techniques that help you manage your daily schedule better and get more productive work done. However even when someone is familiar with the processes, they may still not be utilizing the concepts. Why? Have you [...]]]></description>
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