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A quick tip on concentration

I’m easily distracted in the office, especially when I’m working on something less than engaging. Here’s two things I’ve started doing to aid concentration:

  1. Set your browser’s homepage to the web-site you’re working on right now, as opposed to something eternally distracting like popurls.
  2. Hide the bookmarks toolbar, so you’re not tempted to click on any of the lovely buttons sat there saying click me!

Simple things, but they work for me. Anybody got any others?

Posted in Geek, Web Code, Work on Monday, August 21st, 2006

7 Responses to “A quick tip on concentration”

1. Weon on August 21st, 2006 at 2:44 pm

Realise that you really need to do the work in order to pay the mortgage. That usually helps me to concentrate.

2. Olly on August 21st, 2006 at 10:24 pm

Yeah, that’d do it :)

3. matt on August 22nd, 2006 at 5:32 pm

Close email.
Remember the faster you work the less you have to work.

4. Ian on August 22nd, 2006 at 8:56 pm

I finding switching to a task that is non work related greatly increases my concentration, and then switching back to work only when panic levels have reached a suitably excessive point :)

5. Pete on August 23rd, 2006 at 9:07 am

Turn off RSS feeds to friends blog sites.

6. Olly on August 23rd, 2006 at 10:48 am

:(

Closing the feed reader altogether is far more effective.

7. matt on August 24th, 2006 at 4:33 pm

And in non-computery advice: eat a proper breakfast, like toast, weetabix, things high in fibre and goodness, proper lunch (apparently 2pm-3pm is the time when most workers get restless), get good night’s sleep, lots of water to keep you clean inside, keep a “to do list” so you can concentrate on the work, not on what trying to remember what you’re supposed to be doing.

(p.s. do as I say not as I do ;) )