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How to Eliminate Distractions as Your Team Embraces Remote Work Due to COVID-19

John Furneaux — June 10, 2020 Interruptions and distractions are one of the biggest obstacles to productivity. We deal with a steady stream of digital distractions, causing employees to feel constantly interrupted. This fosters frustration, stress, and lack of motivation. Employees who try to juggle multiple tasks at once can lose up to 40% of … Continue reading How to Eliminate Distractions as Your Team Embraces Remote Work Due to COVID-19 →

8 Reasons You’re Addicted to Distractions and How to Quit Today

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Max Palmer — May 21, 2020 You have rapidly approaching deadline. But all you can do is stay glued to Facebook. What’s the deal? Some may claim that you’re lazy or unmotivated. However, there’s probably a chance that you’re just distracted. And, believe it or not, it happens to us all. In fact, distractions are … Continue reading 8 Reasons You’re Addicted to Distractions and How to Quit Today →

How to Tune Out Distractions While Working During the Pandemic

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How to Tune Out Distractions While Working During the Pandemic With the COVID-19 pandemic taking away thousands of lives, world leaders put their countries under lockdown. People have been forced to stay indoors and work from home. While this setup gives employees more free time and breaks between each hustle, it also makes it difficult … Continue reading How to Tune Out Distractions While Working During the Pandemic →

Reduce Distractions for Improved User Experience

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Ashley Stevens — October 18, 2019 Websites exist to be used, not just to be looked at. While the Nielsen Norman Group points out that “users have a positive emotional response to your visual design, and that makes them more tolerant of minor usability issues on your site,” a website should still strive to be … Continue reading Reduce Distractions for Improved User Experience →

MarTech and Other Productive Distractions

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Tobin Lehman — April 29, 2019 Follow @gonewnorth — April 29, 2019 Well, I’m glad we’ve at least put a name to it. “MarTech,” a neat mashup of marketing and technology, is the term people are now using to signify the technology stack related to your marketing efforts. It’s jargonized, sure, but it’s also probably … Continue reading MarTech and Other Productive Distractions →

How to Eliminate Distractions and Get Work Done on Time

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Syed Balkhi — March 8, 2019 Follow @SyedBalkhi — March 8, 2019 It seems like no matter what we do there just isn’t enough time in the day to get everything done on our agenda. After some soul-searching, we wondered if maybe we didn’t have too much to do, but maybe the distractions in our … Continue reading How to Eliminate Distractions and Get Work Done on Time →

7 Surefire Ways to Eliminate Workplace Distractions

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Choncé Maddox — October 25, 2018 — October 25, 2018 Workplace distractions can be the worst! One minute you’re focused in on something important and the next, you’re checking your Facebook notifications or watching a YouTube video. Nearly 3 out of 4 workers admit them feel distracted at some point on the job and according … Continue reading 7 Surefire Ways to Eliminate Workplace Distractions →

How to Overcome Distractions to Get More Done With Less Stress

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Laura MacPherson — January 31, 2018 — January 31, 2018 How many times have you answered “How are you?” with “I’ve been really busy”? American culture prizes busyness. We associate activity with success — regardless of whether that activity is actually productive. Curiously, we also associate stress with success. When someone drops a significant stressor … Continue reading How to Overcome Distractions to Get More Done With Less Stress →

The 5 Business Start-Up Distractions You Need To Avoid

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Samantha Martin — July 31, 2017 Follow @Socially_Sam — July 31, 2017 StartupStockPhotos / Pixabay Because starting a business isn’t difficult enough, life decided to throw in some distractions too along the way. I have listened to so many people rhyme off what they think they need to have or do to start a business. … Continue reading The 5 Business Start-Up Distractions You Need To Avoid →

How To Avoid Distractions and Consistently Hit Your Targets

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Adam Henshall — April 19, 2017 — April 19, 2017 “I won’t get distracted”, you tell yourself, “I’ve got a deadline – I’ll be fine”. Next thing you know you’re looking at the goals-per-game statistics for second division Scottish soccer team Raith Rovers from their 1976/77 season. I know because it happened to me. It … Continue reading How To Avoid Distractions and Consistently Hit Your Targets →