Dealing with Distractions at Your Work Place

Welcome to the section „Dealing

with Distractions at Your Work Place “.

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corresponding worksheet? Let´s then get started!

Dealing with Distractions at Your Work Place

In this section you are going to

learn how to deal with possible

distractions at work place

Dealing with Distractions at Your Work Place

Sources of Distraction:

Ringing phonesCo-workers or managers approaching you External noises (construction, other phones, radio)Messy desk

Dealing with Distractions at Your Work Place

A lot of time and energy is wasted due to distractions and interruption of work

Distractions are, in many cases, easy to ignore

We are often unaware of who and what is bothering us

Effective elimination of distractions is helps us get more of our work done!

Distractions

Noises and Visual Distractions

Can you eliminate noisy equipment and machines and visual

distractions from your office?

Distractions

Noises and Visual Distracters

Meetings and Calls

It is not rude or impolite to tell a visitor or caller that you are focused on a different task and that you will return the call

or meet with them later.

Bottom Line

A lot of time and energy is wasted due to continuous distractions

In many cases distractions are fairly easy to eliminate

Ask yourself more often…

Is my desk perfectly organized? Should I postpone a meeting or return the call at a later point in

time and get back to my main task and focus? Can I eliminate disturbing noises from the office? Is is possible to arrange a reserved time in which you can only

focus on YOUR tasks and challenges?