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GET WORK DONE17 PRODUCTIVITY HACKS TO HELP YOU FOCUS AT WORK

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STUDIES SHOW THAT OFFICE WORKERS ARE INTERRUPTED EVERY

4 to 11 MINUTES.

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CUBICLE

DRIVE-BY

PHONE

RINGING

EMAIL

ALERT

SKYPE

CHAT

CO-WORKER

TALKING

SO WE’VE PUT TOGETHER 17 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO

AVOID DISTRACTIONS & CREATE A WORKPLACE

CONDUCIVE TO

PRODUCTIVITY

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01. SIT BY A

WINDOW

02. CLEAN YOUR

DESK. *Clutter  is  distracting

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03. SET THE THERMOSTAT FOR

70-77 DEGREES

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*  Or  use  a  Chrome  browser  extension  like  Momentum  for  photos  of  nature  w/every  new  tab        

04. GET SOME

PLANTS

05. LOOK AT PHOTOS

OF NATURE OR CUTE ANIMALS

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*  Use  an  app  like  Shush  to  mute  your  smartphone          

06. SILENCE YOUR

PHONE

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*  Or  turn  off  browser  notifications

07. MUTE YOUR GMAIL WITH

INBOX PAUSE

*  Or  black  them  out  with  extensions  like  TabZolo  or  MuteTab

08. CUT DOWN ON

BROWSER TABS

09. DEFER DISTRACTIONS BY

WRITING THEM DOWN * Use Wrike as your to-do list. Click here to find out more!

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*  Work  52  mins.,  then  break  for  17  mins.

10. TAKE REGULAR PRODUCTIVITY

BREAKS

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*  Like  citrus  fruits  or  lavender

11. SMELL

SOMETHING PLEASANT

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*  Try  8tracks,  Mixcloud,  &  Spotify

*  Invest  in  good  brands  like    Bose  and  Audio-­‐Technica      

12. BLOCK OUT NOISE WITH

HEADPHONES

13. LISTEN TO AMBIENT

MUSIC

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*  Coffee  shops,  parks,  libraries

14. WORK IN VARIED

ENVIRONMENTS

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15. GO FOR A

WALK 16. GET PLENTY OF SLEEP, EXERCISE

& HEALTHY FOOD

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17. MEDITATE

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