Anyone else get distracted from work this easily? can anyone tell me what they do to stay on task?
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I will put my mind in a state that I or some one I know is in the summary. Go some where peaceful. no phones, no food, no temptation, or no TV because those things will really throw you off.
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List all the things you must do in your personal life (e.g. food shopping), and in your working life - two lists.  Identify the regular jobs, daily, by day, weekly. List those on day-by-day columns.  That should leave spaces for "inflow".  Then each week, and each night, plan those infills you can plan - but leave gaps for "more to come".  That will allow you to prioritise your efforts, and leave a sense of being able to cope with the unexpecteds.  We can waste a lot of time on the "urgent" things, instead of the "important" ones, otherwise. NEXT you might try a year planner on your wall - or something I used, a "Bring Forward" system.  It had 32 manilla folders, dated 1 to 31 for the days of the months; the 32nd was called "seeds" which were jobs I could pick up when time was truly spare; and then there were 12 folders for the months of the year.  As a job or task emerged, I would make a quick dated note, drop it into the appropriate day-file (or month-file) for when I needed to deal with it.  Clear desk. Mind focussed on job at hand (which always included periods for "idle thought" and another for "review").  Stress and anxiety relieved.  And all jobs done.  But I still had to work all night sometimes -- and when I had two personal secretaries and a dictation machine with two transposers I was flying.  Nowdays I'm long retired and use the "reminders" and calendar functions of my mobile telephone for similar functions.  By the way, touch typing was my greatest aid in everything, apart from good people. Any executive is only as good as his off-sider or secretary.
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im 16 and so far these habits have really helped me concentrate; and by concentrating you can get your work done in half the time. sit at a tidy desk. make sure the area is well-lit, and sit straight on ur chair. dont play any music etc, and try to concentrate as hard as you can without daydreaming. you should hopefully feel better about studying. :)
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As long as I had work to keep me busy, I preferred 4 10s. But it turned out that my micromanaging supervisor would drop the ball and I would end up with nothing to do the last 1 1/2 hours. If I can stay busy, it's great. Otherwise, 5 8s for me.
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keep busy with other things ...yup!!! its hard...but try your hardest before you hurt yourself more or someone....\n\nan idle mind is the work of the devil...
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You have to motivate and challenge yourself.  Try doing as many tasks as possible before noon.  Then double that by the end of the week.  Challenges are what keeps us going!
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I definitely have ADD.... ADHD, the inattentive type, not the hyperactive type.  I am a pediatric occupational therapist and I have a Master's degree.  My job allows me to be always moving (my body) around and keeping active.  I know if I had a desk job I would be falling asleep at work.  I would look for a career field that doesn't involve a lot of "sit at your desk and be quiet"-ness.  People with ADD/ADHD often need a lot more movement stimulation in their days in order to be functional.  If you're stuck with a desk job scenario, i would try to find opportunities for movement breaks throughout the day to re-energize your nervous system.
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Good question! \n\nThe busier I get, and the more I feel my attention to detail slipping... the more often I take breaks. \n\nThe most effective breaks are going for a quick walk outside (moving and fresh air help a lot!). Or I just go talk to someone else for a few minutes. Or - I visit Yahoo! Answers (LOL!)\n\nSeriously - when I specifically DON'T think about something, or try NOT to focus... then come back to it a bit later, I often find that I'm faster, more precise, and often have good ideas, too!
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im working right now... i work the night shift at a tv master control room... the hardest part about my job is staying awake... everything else is easy, and i can just get on the internet and spend most my time here on yahoo...
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Hey, I am new at this as well. I guess it is one of those learn as you go type of things. I'm also stuck at work. I can't leave entail 8 in the morning. That sucks because I am tired.
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Browse Yahoo Answers.\n\n- Im on the computer all day for work... I've hardly found a site that I can just browse. Since I found out about this site though, I've been addicted.
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prioritize your tasks. tackle the immediate hard ones first. you will have more satisfaction knowing the hard one had been done. less stress doing the easier tasks. you dont have to finish everything in one sitting though. can you delegate responsibilities? be happy.
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No, who needs sleep?? Stay awake and go to work tired and groggy because you've been awake all night on Yahoo! Answers. I'm sure your boss will understand. :)
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cant stick to one job- you may suffer from ADD-attention deficit disorder-or ADHD- attention deficit hyper-activity disorder- i was diagnosed with ADHD at age 50- a little late in life !! i was put on medication and it helped me focus much better, and helped me to finish tasks that i started, instead of leaving them un-finished !!!  you should check with a dr. and find out where you can be tested for ADD if this sounds like it could be a  possible problem of yours- i fit some of the overall characteristics of ADD and yet not others- so to be sure, i got tested--i was definitely ADD- other characteristics include being late often, interrupting others often, having trouble starting and finishing projects, etc., etc..i started life as a CPA and later changed to life insurance sales- i became an independent insurance broker for life, health, disablity, and annuities..i became an LUTCF & a CFP also- i am now retired- if i can be of further help to you-please holler back at me- i would be glad to answer any ?? you might have--good luck to you !!!
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I'm at work, and shouldn't be doing this. Oh well.\n\nMy job has boring days and extremely busy days. Today is definately a boring day. I'm trying to kill time.
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i have the same problem. what i've found to help is to listen to music. i have also found that doing it out side while playing with a pet or while talking to a friend help a lot because then you actually are concentrating but on two things. it should make it easier. or you could tryplaying a sport befor you do your homework.
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OMGoodness! me too! i have soooo much work i need to do and here i am!!!!!!!!!! aggh! well i guess we just have to decide to get off! and set some goals! ok i'v decided this is my last answer for now and i'll go finish some of my work! ok hope i'v helped a lil! good luck!!!\n\nps thanks for helping get me off so i can hopfully get a lot of work done now! who knows for how long i woulda been on here...hehe.