Turn Off Your Electronics
Turn Off Your Electronics
OH NO!
There, I said it. Do you need to concentrate and get something important done? Then turn off all that outside stimulation – all of it!
Basically, everything that’s reminding you that there is a world outside.
Let’s make a list:
- your phone (home, office, and cell),
- your email notifier (ding!),
- the radio (real thing or internet),
- text notifications.
Anything else? If you don’t need it, turn off your computer as well. It will keep you from being tempted to spend some time surfing.
Will you miss anything? No. Will you get your project done more quickly, and more efficiently? Yes. Don’t worry. It will all be waiting for you when your work is done. Go ahead and turn off your electronics!
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Janet Schiesl

Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.

Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.
Especially your phone! Great post on how many external distractions we have.
Setting an alarm is also a good idea. I sometimes create artificial deadlines by setting an alarm and seeing how much I can get done in, say, 45 minutes. Works really well.
Great idea Juli. Keeping track of your time is a good way to measure your efficiency and challenging yourself to concentrate more effectively.