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Thursday, October 4. 2007
SURVEY RESULTS: Email and Other Digital Distractions
Finance and accounting professionals are hooked on email. And its a daily problem.
The highlights from our survey so far:
79% of our respondents check email at least hourly.
Web surfing and listening to music are among the top distractions.
60% indicate distractions are a chronic problem.
Two of the other biggest distractions are phone calls and co-workers.
Click here to join the survey.
How do you stay focused? (Comments)
I don't, are you kidding! I'm responding to your e-mail!!!
I block out time on my calendar where I don't check e-mail or answer my phone. If I really need to focus I shut my door as well.
Play music softly to drown out the noises outside my office; if it's been a distracting week, I'll work for a few extra hours on the weekend to make up for the downtime
By planning and structure.
try to ignore the notifications
close my door, tackle many small tasks or find things to delegate
Ignore the casual chatter-chatter outside my office.
The highlights from our survey so far:
79% of our respondents check email at least hourly.
Web surfing and listening to music are among the top distractions.
60% indicate distractions are a chronic problem.
Two of the other biggest distractions are phone calls and co-workers.
Note: Early data. Final results may vary. Copyright 2007 Bay Street Group LLC
Click here to join the survey.
How do you stay focused? (Comments)
I don't, are you kidding! I'm responding to your e-mail!!!
I block out time on my calendar where I don't check e-mail or answer my phone. If I really need to focus I shut my door as well.
Play music softly to drown out the noises outside my office; if it's been a distracting week, I'll work for a few extra hours on the weekend to make up for the downtime
By planning and structure.
try to ignore the notifications
close my door, tackle many small tasks or find things to delegate
Ignore the casual chatter-chatter outside my office.
Eyes glued to computer.
Put my phone on do not disturb and shut my door. A few still don't get the hint and knock.
Task Lists
Close the door, don't check email and avoid surveys
Maintain a detailed to-do list
Work on weekends and at nights on larger and more difficult file reviews
I don't very well, multitasking it the way to go.
Each morning make a list of what is important to get done that day and stay with those items. Try to limit e-mail distractions by reading messages completely 4 x per day, but this is tough.
tune out or turn off everything
Make a list, pick one task at a time and focus on it!
reorganize what I am working on
To Do Lists
Make to do lists.
Doing what needs to be done to complete the task, which usually includes emails.
Just try to concentrate whenever I can.
Drink
with a to do list
practice
Put my phone on do not disturb and shut my door. A few still don't get the hint and knock.
Task Lists
Close the door, don't check email and avoid surveys
Maintain a detailed to-do list
Work on weekends and at nights on larger and more difficult file reviews
I don't very well, multitasking it the way to go.
Each morning make a list of what is important to get done that day and stay with those items. Try to limit e-mail distractions by reading messages completely 4 x per day, but this is tough.
tune out or turn off everything
Make a list, pick one task at a time and focus on it!
reorganize what I am working on
To Do Lists
Make to do lists.
Doing what needs to be done to complete the task, which usually includes emails.
Just try to concentrate whenever I can.
Drink
with a to do list
practice
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My favorite answer to "How do I stay focused?" is: ...are you kidding! I'm responding to your e-mail!!!
Only a CPA email would contain such a stupid poll... Time to get back to messin' around...
Tonight was the 50th anniversary of the TV Show *Leave it to Beaver*.... anyone around here alive to see that first night's show..? .. I were in Kollege studding intermediate 'counting. Yahoo! Mountain Dew!
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Tonight was the 50th anniversary of the TV Show *Leave it to Beaver*.... anyone around here alive to see that first night's show..? .. I were in Kollege studding intermediate 'counting. Yahoo! Mountain Dew!
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