I read an article, or should I say I started reading an article, called When Taking Time Off Is No Vacation by C.J. Kelly. The following quote caught my attention.
Of course, I still have to maintain the security infrastructure. Before I went on leave, I worked a lot of hours trying to get ahead on my project schedule. It’s amazing what you can do when you lock yourself up in a lab, ignore e-mail and mute the cell phone. (emphasis mine)
In fact, by the time I left, I had managed to get two months ahead of schedule. With no time for chit-chat, I condensed my responses to questions and requests, even from my boss. I checked voice mail and e-mail when I woke up each morning, in the middle of the day and when I got home. If a message wasn’t urgent, I ignored it or passed it along to someone on my staff.
Wow! Two months ahead of schedule. That’s an amazing result with three basic steps.
- Lock yourself up (Teleworking?)
- Ignore email (Only check at scheduled times?)
- Mute the cell phone (Uninterrupted time for work?)
What can you do to improve your focus and accomplish more?
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