In my recent post on the Absent Presence, Stephanie commented that she would like to have some techniques for coping with the interruption of having someone in your office or trying to terminate a telephone call so that you would not have to constantly diffuse your focus and cope with more than one thing at [...]

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Dealing with interruptions is a constant struggle when you are attempting to get more accomplished with effective time management techniques.There are two factors to consider in attempting to cope: Completely eliminate the interruption Control or shorten the length of the distraction In my posting on the Top Ten Distractions in the Office, dealing with telephone [...]

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I was recently asked what the Top Ten Office Distractions were. The first ones that came to mind were easy. They were the topics always mentioned by my clients in individual consultations and by my audiences in my time management training seminars:

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Writing this after just deplaning from a business trip, I’ve been observing how many people on the plane snapped open their cell phones as soon as the wheels touched down. Conversations began in front of me, behind me, and next to me. While pulling their luggage from the overhead racks, they were still talking. At [...]

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