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7 Strategies For Regaining Focus In A Hectic Workplace
Managing deadlines is critical. Setting aside time to do important work is one challenge, but being able to actually focus on it is another. We talk a lot about time management, but for all our efforts to set aside time to tackle important projects, we miss overlooking one key thing: being able to focus on actually completing them.
The reason concentration can be such a struggle even after you clear space in your schedule is that your brain gets accustomed to operating in a rapid-fire, reactive mode. Intentionally or otherwise, many of our workplaces and working habits encourage that high-octane cognitive state. And unless you deliberately shift mental gears beforehand, you'll be fighting against it the whole time you're trying to focus on that one big project. These seven strategies can help you slow your mind down in order to focus on important work.
