A Link I Want to Go Back To

Because I could really use the advice here:

Getting Back To Work: A Personal Productivity Toolkit

These procrastination events come in basically three flavors. The first are events that come to you - the phone ringing, someone knocking on your door, etc. The second are things that depend outside objects, but that you initiate like getting up to go to the candy machine. The third are purely internal events, just zoning out and daydreaming.

If you can change your environment to get rid of the distraction, you should do it. Sometimes these environmental variables are more subtle than you realize. A memento on your desk could trigger a pleasant daydream, or a bill could trigger some abstract financial worry. They key here is to recognize when these distractions are tied to objects, and then get rid of those objects.

These environmental variables aren't always objects. Like Pavlov's dog, the sound of a phone ringing or the sight of your coworker going for a smoke could be your trigger. I can't cover all the possible variables here, but I trust that you can identify them and come up with the appropriate solution.

Now, this image should be somebody's icon

I don't pimp enough to deserve it, but if some worth person wants to snag the picture and turn it into one for themselves or others, go ahead.

It just made me smile when I saw it.

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What's On MP3?

Current playlist on my mini-MP3 player:

(bold = newly put on today)

( cut-tagged for your boredom avoidance! )

Added this week: two songs by The Monkees, selections by The Ikettes, The Flirtation and Betty Everett.

As before, MP3 samples can be provided on request....