Well, it seems that we all need a little more help in focusing. With all the distract… (Hey, I have a Facebook tag from my friend! Great party!) Where was I? Yeah, there are a lot of distractions that are out to get us. It’s not our fault right? It’s all the awesomeness of the Internet, of the smartphone and of this tablet that I got for work.
So how do we get back to the basics of getting our job done and skipping Facebook for a while? Here are some killer tips that will kill your distractions and will help you become more productive. Don’t worry, after you read them, you can check your Facebook.
Take note of the time you spend for every task and activity. If you aren’t sure why exactly you end up with no more time and a lot more to do, then you need to observe and tally your activities all throughout the day. Don’t worry, you won’t have to do this every single day, just for the next three days perhaps. From there, you will see that the little minutes add up to a full hour of looking at Faceboko photos, and only ten minutes go to actual work. That’s a lot of time wasted. What were you able to achieve before Facebook got invented anyway? A lot, I’m sure.
You know yourself, observe the way you work. At what times of the day are you easily distracted? Do you feel energized after a cup of coffee? Are you more productive when break time is near? Factor in all of these details about yourself and design a work schedule that incorporates some rest time (such as playing Cut the Rope or grabbing lunch). For instance, if you know that you work well when everybody’s still not around, then come to the office an hour earlier than everybody so you can start off right. Hopefully, you will be able to sustain your momentum.
Use tools. Thankfully, a lot of other people are struggling with procrastination and losing focus. As a solution to their own problems and yours and mine, they have created tools that help us become more productive. What works best for me is LeechBlock, a Mozille Firefox plug-in that blocks off certain sites at certain times of the day. I cannot access Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest from 8:00AM to 12:00NN, and then during lunch break I open all these sites and enjoy my break time. But come 1:00PM the “leech” will show up on my browser window and remind me that I need to get back to work.
Evaluate yourself. If you’re wondering why some people find it very easy to focus while you’re having a hard time, then maybe you don’t really enjoy what you’re doing. Maybe you’re not doing what you’re supposed to be doing. If you feel so slow doing that sales job, then why not check out other opportunities in IT jobs! Think of something that you would be very much willing to do anytime, all the time. That’s exactly what you should be busy with, instead of that report that you’ve been working on for three days already.
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