tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post1792224933121926550..comments2024-03-27T21:40:39.130-07:00Comments on Small Biz Thoughts by Karl W. Palachuk: Deep Work - Stay Focused!Karl W. Palachukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854725002875547297noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-3741115864426518592018-05-19T20:27:30.503-07:002018-05-19T20:27:30.503-07:00For others - ISBN 13: 9781455586691For others - ISBN 13: 9781455586691Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17984218349313121164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-79549254338353372772018-05-19T20:25:34.828-07:002018-05-19T20:25:34.828-07:00Agreed! I've been putting in longer and longer...Agreed! I've been putting in longer and longer hours lately because the 8:30-5pm is ONLY distractions - leaving after hours as the only distraction free time. Whether it's the Skype/Slack pings that come from a distributed team, to the walkups / meerkats / shoulder taps from those in the open plan office, or the mobile phone texts / calls when you don't answer one of the other methods - it's almost IMPOSSIBLE to focus. I've read your Relax Focus Succeed book and was ironically too distracted to benefit from the course I paid you for - but there's a definite need to implement some of this or it's just going to be the end of me with longer hours, less wife time, and less ME time!<br /><br />We implemented the "headphone rule" at the office about 12 months ago (if you have your headphones on, don't disturb) but it soon dropped by the wayside. People (myself included at times) are too reliant on others these days - asking for a piece of information when it's a roadblock, rather than in advance! This means if you don't pause your own work to answer someone immediately, you are stopping them (and potentially others downstream of them) from being productive too!<br /><br />Also: When you provide a good book to read, would be great for us if you provided the ISBN and a non-affiliate link to Goodreads - and great for you if you either provide a link to it in your own bookstore on SMB Books, or an affiliate link to Book Depository / Amazon / etc!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17984218349313121164noreply@blogger.com