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15waystostayfocusedatwork
15waystostayfocusedatwork
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2012-03-03
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It’snormal.
You’rebentonfinishingtheworkathand,andsuddenlysomethingcomesup.Youdon’tgivethoughttohowpressinganydistractionis—youjustgiveitattention.
Fiveminutes,tenminutes.Sometimesitgoestooveranhour.
Whenyougetbacktowork—boom—you’venoideawhereyouleftofforwhyyoucouldn’tgetyourmindandheartintoit.Youcan’tstayfocusedatworkanymoreandarebecominglessproductive.Theregoesyourvaluabletimeandeffort.Theregoesyourmomentumandpeakofcreativity.
Becausethere’snochanceofshuttingouttheworldwhileyou’rebusy,thedecisiontostayfocusedatworkisinyourhands.It’saboutfindingtherighttechniques,knowingyourpriorities,andstickingtothem.
Stuckforideas?
Well,hereare15waystostayfocusedatwork:
1.Alwaysfindwhatyoudoinspiringandfun
Anymeaningfultaskorroutinetakesalargepartofone’sfocus.Beforestartinganything,askyourselfwhyyoushoulddoit.Withyouranswer,therewillbethatoutputyousodesire—andsoyouvaluethetask.Thenfindwaysforthetasktobecomefun,likeallowingyourcreativityandimaginationtoplayintheprocess.Don’tstickwithinbordersof“approved”output;haveyouroptionsopenedfornew,funideas.
Whenyoumakesomethingyoucancallyourown,you’remorelikelytostayfocusedatwork.
2.Chooseagreatchair-and-tablecombo
Manypeoplefindworkingphysicallystrenuousevenifit’sdoneseatedmostofthetime.
Don’tloseprecioustimeandbedistractedwithdiscomfort.Getareallygoodchairwithgreatbacksupport;makesureyourdeskorworktableiswell-structuredaswell.Thatwayyoucanworkformanyhoursandnotfindyourbodyandeyesgettingstrained.
3.Getyourworkstationorganized
Toomuchstuffwithinarms’reachoratopyourdeskcanprovetobereallydistracting.Tostayfocusedatwork,onlyhavethethingsyouneedneatlypiledonyourdesk—puttherestawayproperly,likeinadeskdrawerorshelves.Haveanareaforfoodanddrinks,yourbagorpurse,andotherpersonalitems.
Buthavethemwithinreachsoyoucanjustgrabadrinkwithoutlosingfocusonwhatyou’redoing.
4.Makeyourcomputerdistraction-free
ThisisveryimportantforpeoplewhousePCforwork:
Haveshortcutsforallroutinelyusedprograms.
Putinjustonefolderallfilesrelatedtoeachprojectortask.ThenensureyourPCisalwaysvirus-freetosavedyouthehassleofchecksandrepairs.Instancessuchasthesecausestressandwillwaneyourinteresttofinishthetasks.
5.Haveenoughwaternearby
Drinkingwaterisn’tonlyhealthy,itrefreshesyouaswell.Onceyoufeelthefirstsignoffatigueorhunger,aglassofwatercanpushthemaway.Thenyoucanfinishwhatyou’redoingandrestatalatertime.Besides,notallstomachrumblingsaresignsofhunger,anddrinkingaglassofwaterusuallydealswithit.
Justmakesureyouhavewaterwithinarms’reach.Thatwayyoustayfocusedatworkinsteadofwalkingtothewaterstation—andbecomingpreytodistractions!
6.Bringinthesnacks
Likehavingwatercloseby,thefoodthatcouldsettleagrumblingstomachmustalwaysbeathand.Forthesamereasonofhaving90%ofyourattentionatwork,eatingwithinyourworkspaceareawillnotexposeyoutounrelatedactivities.Somakesureyoursnacksarewithinarmsreachtoo!
7.Makeadaily“to-do”listandkeepitnearby
It’salwayshelpfulwhenyouhaveyourlistoftasksbesideyourPC（oratanyconspicuousplaceintheworkarea）.HavingitinyourPCormobilephonesoftenopensdoorstocheckingothertrivialtabsorwindows,orrespondingtounimportantSMSmessages.
Soputyour“to-dotoday”listwhereyoucanalwaysseeit,andcrossoutthe“done”tasks.Thatway,youwon’tbediggingthroughyourbagorfindingthatpagewhereyouwrotethem.
8.Prioritizethetasks
Thefirsthouratworkiswheremostpeopleareproductive.Thisisbecauseallenergiesareyettobespent.Soputallthetaxing,difficultandchallengingtasksonyouragendaduringthefirsthour.Followthesewiththelesspressingwork,andthenendwiththoseroutinetasksthatyoufindboring.
Suchmethodsmakesyoustayfocusedatwork,withoutspendingprecioustimeondoingtasksyoudon’tlike.Dothisandyouwon’tbestressedwithimportantprojectsattheendoftheworkday.
9.Letothersknowofyourstrictpersonalpolicies
Ifyou’rebentonmakingyourpersonalworkingsystemwork,letothersknowit.Chancesare,you’dbeleftaloneonthehourswhereyou’refocusedonthereallybig,importantwork.Whenpeopleatworkknowyou’reonyour“freetime”,theywillposequestionsandtalkduringsuchperiods.Unlessthere’saveryurgentmatterathand,they’llleaveyouatwork.
Afterall,theywantthesame.
10.Putontheheadphones
Inmostoffices,therearevarioussourcesofsoundsthatcanprovedistracting—likethefloorpolisher,themailcart,workmatestalking,phonesringing,andsoundsofthingsdroppedonthefloor.Protectyourselfwithheadphonessoyoucanstayfocusedatwork.Theheadphoneswillwardoffsurprisingsounds—andthosethatgetyourmindwandering.
11.Beunreachable,busy,away…or“invisible”
Notallcallsareaboutyourapartmentbeingburglarized,oralovedonebeinginprecarioussituation.Soturnoffyourmobilephonetosilentmodeduringhourswhereyoureallyneedallattentiononyourwork.Youcanalsoopttoactivatethevoicemailservice.
Asforinstantmessaging,setthestatustoindicateyou’re“busy”orstay“invisible”whileyouwork.IfyoustillgetIMs,thenjustturntheprogramoffandturnitonlaterwhenyourcurrenttaskisn’taspressing.
12.Stayawayfromsocialnetworkingsites
Thesesitesaren’tmeanttobecheckedallthetime.Sodisciplineyourselftologinonlywhenyouhaveextraminutesfree.
There’sastrongtendencythatyou’llstaymuchlongerthanplannedbecausesomethingnew,interestingandperkyalwayscomeswithmostsocialnetworkingsites.Notonlywillitdefeatyourpurposeofstayingfocusedatwork,butthere’splentyofinformationtherethatcouldgetyourmindunnecessarilyperturbed—likeafriend’sstatusaboutherheartbreak,orsomeonefromworkgettingaraise.
13.Organizeyouremails
Anotherreallystressfulanddistractingactivityisemail.Let’sfaceit:
Yougetalot.Likelyaheavymixofpersonalandworkcorrespondence,promosandupdatesfromyoursites,and9undoubtedly）spam.
Onegoodwaytoavoidthisistohaveaseparateemailaddressforworkandoneforyourpersonalemail.Havethembothpoweredtofilterallemails.Onceyouhavefreetimeonhand,checkemailsagainandunsubscribefromsenderswhoyoucouldlivewithout.Then,organizetheemailsyou’dattendtolater.Deletetherest.
Finally,checkyouremailsonlywhenyou’redonewiththemostimportanttaskoftheday.Makesureyoulimityouremailtimeaswell.
14.Redesignyourphoneuse
Phonesaremeantforimportantconcerns,chatsaboutthepreviousnight’sdatearemeantforlonglunchbreaks.Observingsuchrulewouldhelpyoustayfocusedatwork.Youcouldalsorequestyourworkmatestoinformyourcallersyou’dgetbacktothematalatertimeinsteadofalwaystappingyourbackorshoutingoutthatyou’vegotacallatanytime.Onceyou’redonewithwork,callbacktheearliercallersandexplainyoursituationbriefly.Inthenexttwominutes,askabouttheirconcern,noteitdownandtellthemyou’dcallthembackfortheirneededaction.Prepareandwritealltheirneededdetails,bearinginmindtheirpossiblefollow-upthoughtsonthematter.Thencallthembackandalwayslimitthephoneconversationtolessthanthreeminutes.
15.Choosesuitablemusic
Thepointofhavingmusicinthebackgroundwhileyou’reworkingistoprovideeaseandinspiration.Forsome,listeningtomusicpumpsuptheiradrenalinesotheycanworkwithgreaterenergy.
Butnotallkindsofmusicarepleasantforeveryone—andsomearenotsuitedforone’smood.Soorganizeyourmusiclibraryaccordingly.Apartfromhelpingyoustayfocusedatwork,nodistractionsshouldtakeplace.There’snothingmorejarringthansuddenlyhearingloud,heavymetalscreamingaftersomerelaxingjazzmusic.
FinalThoughts
Justremember—youaresurroundedbyeventsandpeopleatworkthatcouldcutoffyourmomentum.Youcanhelpkeeptheseatbayandstayfocusedatworkwithanyofthe15greatwaysmentionedabove.
Doyouhaveanyotherwaysyoustayfocusedatwork?
Sharetheminthecommentsbelow.
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专心工作的15个方法
发布时间：
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这很正常。
你正决定完成手头的工作。
突然，某件事情需要解决。
你没有想这让人分神的事情是否紧迫——你就开始了。
五分钟，十分钟。
有时，超过一个小时。
等到你回到先前的工作——轰——你不知道刚才做到哪儿了，或者不知道自己为什么不能全神贯注地做这件事。
你的注意力再也不能集中在工作上了，效率也低了。
你宝贵的时间和努力白费了。
你的动力和创造力不见了。
你忙碌的时候，不可能与世隔离。
专心工作的决心掌握在你的手里。
这不过需要找到合适的技巧，知道你的优势，并且持之以恒。
没什么想法？
好吧，下面有十五个专心工作的方法：
1.总是发现你所做的鼓舞人心的有趣的事情
任何有意义的任务或常规都需要一个人很多的注意力。
在开始做任何事之前，问问自己为什么应该做这件事。
有了答案，就会有你如此渴望的产出——那么，你就会重视这项任务。
然后，想办法让这项任务变得有趣，比如，让你的创造力和想象力在此过程中玩耍。
不要拘泥于“认可”的产出；让自己可以随意选择一些新奇有趣的想法。
当你做一些可以称为是自己的东西的时候，就更有可能专心工作。
2.选择舒适的桌椅组合
很多人发现，即使多数时间坐着办公，可还是会觉得腰酸背痛。
不要因为桌椅不舒适而浪费宝贵的时间，分散精力。
买一张靠背很舒服的好椅子。
确保你的办公桌或者工作台结构合理。
那样的话，你能工作好几个小时，而身体和眼睛却不觉得疲劳。
3.让你的工作环境变得井井有条
胳膊够得到的东西太多，或者办公桌上方东西太多，都会让你分神。
为了专心工作，只把你需要的东西整齐地堆放在你的桌子上——把其余的收好，比如放在抽屉或者架子上。
找一个地方放吃的和喝的，你的包，还有其他的个人物品。
但是，把它们都放在你够得到的地方，这样你就可以喝点东西，又可以专注做手头的工作。
4.让你的电脑里没有让你分神的东西
这一点对于使用电脑工作的人很重要：
为所有经常用到的程序设定快捷方式。
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