September 30, 2019
496: How to Break The Habit of Distraction with Maura Nevel Thomas
How to Be Awesome at Your JobAbout this episode
Maura Nevel Thomas discusses how to take back control of your attention for more productive work days. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) How we sabotage our performance every 3 minutes. 2) The simple trick to stopping most office distractions. 3) How to get more satisfaction out of work. Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep496 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT MAURA — Maura Nevel Thomas is an award-winning international speaker and trainer on individual and corporate productivity and work-life balance, and the most widely-cited authority on attention management. She is a TEDx Speaker, founder of Regain Your Time, author of three books, and was named a Top Leadership Speaker in Inc. Magazine. Maura is a contributing expert to major business outlets including Forbes , Fast Company , Huffington Post , and the Harvard Business Review . • Book: Attention Management: How to Create Success and Gain Productivity—Every Day • Website: MauraThomas.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Study: “The Cost of Interrupted Work: More Speed and Stress” by Gloria Mark, University of California, Irvine • Study: “Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity” by Adrian F. Ward et al., University of Texas • Book: The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work by Teresa Amabile • Book: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport • Book: Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport — THANK YOU, SPONSORS! — • Simple Habit. This meditation app can help you gain greater control over distractions for faster learning. Visit SimpleHabit.com/Awesome get 30% off premium subscriptions. • Babbel. Learn a new language anywhere, anytime with babbel.com. • Policygenius helps you shop for life insurance in under two minutes. Check them out at Policygenius.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .