http://www.lifeclever.com/10-quick-and-almost-painless-ways-to-kill-distractions/ How to live and work as a designer Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:51:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.lifeclever.com/10-quick-and-almost-painless-ways-to-kill-distractions/comment-page-1/#comment-213747 Guiness Export Drinker Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:10:59 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/10-quick-and-almost-painless-ways-to-kill-distractions/#comment-213747 <p>I also work early and get everything I can possibly get done before midday. Then I feel less guilty about procrastinating in the afternoon. I don't think procrastination is necessarily a bad thing as long as your aggregate amount of work you do in a day is acceptable. We aren't meant to be super-productive (although that's what we're told we should be) but we need to find a way to be productive without it boring the pants off us.</p> I also work early and get everything I can possibly get done before midday. Then I feel less guilty about procrastinating in the afternoon. I don’t think procrastination is necessarily a bad thing as long as your aggregate amount of work you do in a day is acceptable. We aren’t meant to be super-productive (although that’s what we’re told we should be) but we need to find a way to be productive without it boring the pants off us.

]]> http://www.lifeclever.com/10-quick-and-almost-painless-ways-to-kill-distractions/comment-page-1/#comment-211382 Cherry Blossom Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:44:59 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/10-quick-and-almost-painless-ways-to-kill-distractions/#comment-211382 <p>Agree that work needs to be interesting to prevent distractions in the first place. Rotating jobs is a good way to keep things interesting.</p> Agree that work needs to be interesting to prevent distractions in the first place. Rotating jobs is a good way to keep things interesting.

]]> http://www.lifeclever.com/10-quick-and-almost-painless-ways-to-kill-distractions/comment-page-1/#comment-196014 Who Is Banksy? Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:35:22 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/10-quick-and-almost-painless-ways-to-kill-distractions/#comment-196014 <p>The more boring the work, the more distractions there tends to be (now why would that be?). Solution is to make your work more interesting and you'll find the distractions are less appealing.</p> The more boring the work, the more distractions there tends to be (now why would that be?). Solution is to make your work more interesting and you’ll find the distractions are less appealing.

]]> http://www.lifeclever.com/10-quick-and-almost-painless-ways-to-kill-distractions/comment-page-1/#comment-194221 Diamond Blade Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:00:15 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/10-quick-and-almost-painless-ways-to-kill-distractions/#comment-194221 <p>Plan your day ahead and try to mix enjoyable work in with the necessary-but-mundane work. If you're bored or tired you're far more likely to procrastinate. If you know you're working on more fun stuff, it's easier to get over the boring "hill" of work afterwards. Key thing is to concentrate and be disciplined to get through the more mundane tasks and avoid procrastination.</p> Plan your day ahead and try to mix enjoyable work in with the necessary-but-mundane work. If you’re bored or tired you’re far more likely to procrastinate. If you know you’re working on more fun stuff, it’s easier to get over the boring “hill” of work afterwards. Key thing is to concentrate and be disciplined to get through the more mundane tasks and avoid procrastination.

]]> http://www.lifeclever.com/10-quick-and-almost-painless-ways-to-kill-distractions/comment-page-1/#comment-192717 H2O Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:14:44 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/10-quick-and-almost-painless-ways-to-kill-distractions/#comment-192717 <p>Another tip: have two profiles on your computer. One for work, and one for fun. The work profile doesn't have all your fun bookmarks you can waste time on. Your work profile just focusses on work. It gets you in the work mode too: your computer is "partitioned" between work and fun (distractions) - so you are less prone to procrastination.</p> Another tip: have two profiles on your computer. One for work, and one for fun. The work profile doesn’t have all your fun bookmarks you can waste time on. Your work profile just focusses on work. It gets you in the work mode too: your computer is “partitioned” between work and fun (distractions) – so you are less prone to procrastination.

]]> http://www.lifeclever.com/10-quick-and-almost-painless-ways-to-kill-distractions/comment-page-1/#comment-152349 Antonia Winsor Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:03:31 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/10-quick-and-almost-painless-ways-to-kill-distractions/#comment-152349 <p>thanks for your observations I realize how my crastive time is being leached away by my servile attitude to my mobile phone</p> thanks for your observations I realize how my crastive time is being leached away by my servile attitude to my mobile phone

]]> http://www.lifeclever.com/10-quick-and-almost-painless-ways-to-kill-distractions/comment-page-1/#comment-71654 Vikas Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:23:36 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/10-quick-and-almost-painless-ways-to-kill-distractions/#comment-71654 <p>Really good and sensible list, and I found it at the right time. I really needed this, thanks :). Although I don't agree with number 8.</p> Really good and sensible list, and I found it at the right time. I really needed this, thanks :). Although I don’t agree with number 8.

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