Comments on: How to Turn Productivity into a Habit

By: Life Choices and the Definition of Happiness | WHAKATE

Life Choices and the Definition of Happiness | WHAKATE — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 07:23:22 +0000

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By: Anelly85

Anelly85 — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:35:12 +0000

You are so right. I can see myself in this situation….one of these days when i thumb up through stumble button… Thanks for this tips, i will definitely try to motivate myself.

By: Toad Press

Toad Press — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:18:07 +0000

My secret: Work from home and allow my wife to be able to walk into the office whenever she needs to. If I’m caught playing World of Warcraft I’m dead!

But really, it’s hard not to feel guilty being unproductive when I hear her struggling with 2 kids.

By: Trainbloggin 30.01.09 | >Freyheyt

Trainbloggin 30.01.09 | >Freyheyt — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:41:22 +0000

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By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:15:53 +0000

Bob, you make a good point. Email is definitely one of the worst interrupters. In outlook I have set it to only check email every 90 minutes. That keeps me away from most “really not that important” communications and allows me to batch process a little more.

I still use email A LOT even in my “focus” time, but that is mostly drafting and sending email.

By: Bob Foster

Bob Foster — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:09:09 +0000

To get to the “Uninterrupted” realm I also quit out of all applications on my computer that are not directly related to the task at hand. Most importantly that includes my email program which I can always relaunch after a couple of hours of good work. I also turn off audible and visual notifications for things like my gmail notifier.

By: Susan Seifert

Susan Seifert — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:24:07 +0000

Great article. I tend to try to force creativity and caffeinate. It almost never works (well, caffeine sometimes works). Often the best way for me to get into the zone is to take a cat nap or a brisk walk.

By: Troy Malone

Troy Malone — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:57:19 +0000

Very good article. The Zone is a place where we all need to spend more time. Unfortunately, as social media becomes more and more of a force, it’s getting difficult to do!

Turn off the Twitter switch and get to work!

@troymalone

By: Jessica Routier, IAC-EZ

Jessica Routier, IAC-EZ — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:06:51 +0000

I couldn’t agree more that “uninterrupted” work is a key. I try to do a majority of my work at night, after my husband and kids have gone to bed. Without all the extra ‘noise’ I am so much more productive, and it is much easier to concentrate… which usually makes for better quality work as well!!

Thanks for the post! :)

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:46:43 +0000

Let me recommend the PokeBack feature in TimePoke. Just set up a "PokeBack" with how long you want to work and then batten down the hatches and don't let anything interrupt you. Scary thing is how hard it is to work 30min uninterrupted.