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Find focus in an interruption-heavy environment

Find focus in an interruption-heavy environment

From the course: Productivity Tips: Setting Up Your Workplace

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Find focus in an interruption-heavy environment

- I talk about how switches are your enemy when it comes to productivity. But what if you're in a position that requires switches in attention where you need to respond, for instance, in emergency situations? I call these positions responders. And typically you'll see them in technical support or things like repair or even emergency response. If switches are a requirement in your day, yet we don't want to have switches take place, how do we reconcile the two? Well, there are a few tweaks that I'd suggest you make to your schedule. First of all, rather than fighting these switches, expect them. Expectations have everything to do with your ability to be happy in the workplace. And rather than being frustrated every time they happen, just realize this is my job. I have to respond to these things. Second, schedule less in your day. For instance, if you know that you're in a position where you're going to be interrupted…

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