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Stanford psychology expert: This is the No. 1 work skill of the future—but most fail to realize it - CNBC
It’s 9 a.m.: You walk into the office, sit down, fire up your computer and attempt to start your workday. Ping! Everyone is talking about Trump’s latest tweet. Ping! There it goes again — a family member just texted you.
You pick up your phone to look at the news notification and answer your text, only to check a Facebook post and then watch a Youtube video. Suddenly, before you know it, an hour has passed, and you haven’t accomplished a single work-related task.
A lack of focus comes at a cost
The challenge at work, of course, has always been to dodge things that distract us. But today’s distractions feel different.
It’s 9 a.m.: You walk into the office, sit down, fire up your computer and attempt to start your workday. Ping! Everyone is talking about Trump’s latest tweet. Ping! There it goes again — a family member just texted you.
You pick up your phone to look at the news notification and answer your text, only to check a Facebook post and then watch a Youtube video. Suddenly, before you know it, an hour has passed, and you haven’t accomplished a single work-related task.
A lack of focus comes at a cost
The challenge at work, of course, has always been to dodge things that distract us. But today’s distractions feel different.