From the course: Staying Organized While Working Remotely or On-Site
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Go offline when you're working
From the course: Staying Organized While Working Remotely or On-Site
Go offline when you're working
- We all know how it goes. You're trying to get work done and you keep getting interrupted by the incoming drip of emails, or you simply get sucked into a social media break, and before you know it, you've wasted more time than you wanted to. Advice that I give to my clients is to actually go offline for a chunk of time to get the most out of your productive work time. Now I know that sounds a little scary, but trust me, you'll be fine, and you'll get a lot more done and you won't be distracted. Here's how it works. First, make sure to turn off all alerts on your computer that let you know you've gotten an email or any other message. Each time you hear the sound of incoming messages it actually raises your heart rate. That sound will also knock you off task and it takes you that much longer to get back into the zone of your work. Next, go offline if you can, for a chunk of time, whether it be one or two solid hours to work without interruption. This is…