From the course: Organizing Your Remote Office for Maximum Productivity
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Setting boundaries to be more productive
From the course: Organizing Your Remote Office for Maximum Productivity
Setting boundaries to be more productive
(upbeat music) - I've said it before and I'll say it again, boundaries are your friend. Please, trust me on this one. To get anything done, you need to establish some rules so you can be your most productive self. There are so many distractions around you, especially if you share space with other people. In fact, it takes 23 minutes and 15 seconds to get back on track after an interruption. And to make things worse, we shift our attention every 45 seconds. We check emails 74 times per day and switch tasks on the computer a whopping 566 times per day. I'm exhausted. Multi-tasking is a beast that will steal your time. It's important to set some rules so you can be focused during your work time. It all comes down to your schedule. Instead of saying that you'll work on a project all day on Wednesday, do this. Be realistic about how long the task will actually take. Sometimes you need to time yourself to figure that out.…
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