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Distraction is your real competition

Distraction is your real competition

14th November, 2022

A lot is going on around us nowadays. Our schedules are overwhelmed with tasks for our careers and personal lives. With a fast pace, sometimes we feel stressed having many notifications on our mobiles, between messages, emails, social media updates, and phone calls, apart from being interrupted physically by others. Being distracted is affecting our productivity and efficiency. If we are not feeling progress in our daily tasks, and we are doing it with anxiety, eventually, we will lose our motivation to continue doing it.

Distraction is your real competition

It is important to clear our minds and focus, but how to do this? I was running this question in my mind for a long time and asked some of the subject matter experts and some wise people. Here are some of the tips I concluded.

  1. Have a plan before starting anything of importance (at the beginning of the year, month, week, day, and hour).
  2. Set a time limit for your tasks. The shorter the duration, the better. Keep the tasks simple and achievable.
  3. Work in a noise-free environment; use headphones if you are in an open space.
  4. Keep a distraction to-do list. Whenever someone interrupts you with an enquiry, write down the action needed, continue whatever you’re doing, or decide to close the task and reschedule to complete it.
  5. Put your mobile on ‘silent’ while focusing.
  6. Avoid opening many tabs in your internet browser; keep it to a minimum.
  7. Schedule daily ‘Me Time’. Create a positive daily practice for yourself.

If everyone focuses on their lives, we will achieve what we see as impossible. Act now.

About the Author
Karim Salem, PMP®, PMI-ACP®

Client Relations Lead

Karim Salem is a Client Relations Lead with Meirc Training & Consulting, based in Riyadh. He holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical power engineering from Ain Shams University. Karim's application of classroom learning to real-world projects, where he has often served as a sole or principal leader, has consistently yielded innovative and successful outcomes.
In 2009, the British Council recognized Karim as one of the top 120 Arab youths for his impactful contributions as a GlobalChangeMaker® in community and country development initiatives. Notably, Karim made history as the first Egyptian to assume the presidency of a Rotaract® Club in the UAE.
Karim is PMP® certified. He continued his pursuit of excellence and expanded his skill set with a PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification. Moreover, he is advancing his knowledge and expertise by pursuing an MBA in Entrepreneurship from the EU Business School in Switzerland, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM) in Spain, and London Metropolitan University (London Met).
With a comprehensive engineering, project management, business development, and community leadership background, Karim is poised to continue making significant contributions to his field and beyond. As he navigates his role as Client Relations Lead, Karim's dedication to driving innovation, fostering relationships, and achieving results remains unwavering.

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