071: Are You a Self Interrupter?

The Intentional Advantage

Tanya Dalton

Productivity, 790708, Tanyadalton, Inkwellpress, Management, Education, Self-improvement, Business

4.6 • 605 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2018

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

We’re surrounded by technology, notifications, alarms, calls and the misconception that multitasking is a good thing, making it increasingly difficult to focus on real work. We often blame others for distracting us, but consider what you can actionably do to prevent interruptions from others - and yourself. Listen today and find out if you’re a self interrupter, why we distract ourselves and the 5 habits to cultivate that will increase your attention span, allowing you to hone in on any task you want to complete.

What’s In This Episode:

• Discover how ‘distractable’ you are - what do we do when nothing is occupying our attention?
• How multitasking is hurting your productivity, and how to fix it with monotasking
• Changing your brain and your behavior to diminish interruptions
• 5 good habits that will boost your attention span and increase focus

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0:00.0	Welcome to Productivity Paradox from Inkwell Press, a podcast focused on finding success and happiness through the power of productivity.
0:09.2	Each season, Tanya focuses on specific strategies to help you discover your own priorities and purpose.
0:14.6	Season six is all about turning your stumbling blocks into starting blocks.
0:19.0	You can also join Tanya for more interaction and support in her free
0:22.1	Facebook group at Incwellpress.com slash group. And now here's your host, Tanya Dalton.
0:29.5	Hello, hello everyone. Welcome to Productivity Paradox. I'm your host, Tanya Dalton, owner of
0:35.9	Inquell Press, and this is episode 71.
0:39.3	Today's episode is brought to you by Blue Apron, and in a little bit, I'll be sharing how you can get a discount on your first box.
0:47.0	Let's go ahead and get started talking about today's topic.
0:50.7	As you know, season six is all about turning our stumbling blocks into our starting blocks.
0:56.9	So I want you to ask yourself a question.
0:59.2	Are you a self-interruptor?
1:01.5	Do you know what I mean by this?
1:03.6	Often when talking to people about their obstacles, they tell me that they have a hard time getting real work done.
1:11.0	Or getting into that coveted productivity zone,
1:14.1	because they have far too many distractions.
1:17.3	And I agree.
1:18.5	We have way too many distractions,
1:20.9	people and things that disrupt our flow.
1:24.0	But I found that many times these distractions are somewhat self-imposed.
1:29.6	They're interruptions that we allow and even sometimes invite into our day without even realizing it.
1:36.7	And that's our obstacle I want to tackle today, not distractions, but self-interruptions.
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