Dealing with Distractions at Your Work Place

Welcome to the section „Dealing

with Distractions at Your Work

Place “.Did you already

print out the corresponding

worksheet? Let us then get started!

Dealing with Distractions at Your Work Place

So how can we avoid distraction and stay focused at work/e-training course?

Dealing with Distractions at Your Work Place

Learning objectives

Develop skills to avoid internal and external distractions at work/e-training course

Dealing with Distractions at Your Work Place

I am going to explain you

the difference between

internal and external

distractions

Dealing with Distractions at Your Work Place

Distractions

Internal Distractions External Distractions

Dealing with Distractions at Your Work Place

Distractions

Internal Distractions External Distractions

Internal Distractions

Pay attention to personal needsHunger & Thirst

Pay attention to eating and hydration!

Do not complete the e-training course

when you are hungry or thirsty

Internal Distractions

Pay attention to personal needsHunger & Thirst

If you stay hydrated you are more likely to stay focused on the tasks and you

are more inclined to perform at a higher

level!

Internal Distractions

Pay attention to personal needs Hunger & Thirst

Tiredness

If you are tired you have a harder time focusing, you will work slower and

make more mistakes

Internal Distractions

Pay attention to personal needs Hunger & Thirst

Tiredness

Regular Breaks!

e.g. Take a break before you start with the e-

training course.

Internal Distractions

Pay attention to personal needs Hunger & Thirst Tiredness

Activity

Go and move a little bit outside during your breaks. Get some fresh air!

Internal Distractions

Pay attention to personal needs Hunger & Thirst Tiredness Activity

Oxygen

Our brain needs plenty of oxygen, therefore, we have to make sure fresh

air and temperatures around 20° to 21°C are guaranteed at all times.

Dealing with Distractions at Your Work Place

Distractions

Internal Distractions External Distractions

External Distractions

The phone rings – unfortunately you cannot

find it on your messy desk. Your boss knocks on your door: he needs the hardcopy version of the presentation. In which

paper stack is the presentation hiding...?

External Distractions

Organization of your Desk

How is YOUR desk organized?

Do you find yourself looking for important

documents all the time?

External Distractions

Organization of your Desk

Only the documents that you need on a

daily basis should be on your desk.

External Distractions

Organization of your DeskNoises and Visual Distractions

Can you eliminate noisy equipment and machines and visual

distractions from your office?

External Distractions

Organization of your DeskNoises and Visual Distractions

Complete the e-training course in a quiet surrounding

External Distractions

Organization of your Desk Noises and Visual

DistractionsLighting

Is the lighting comfortable for your eyes?

External Distractions

Organization of your Desk Noises and Visual

Distractions LightingMeetings and Calls

It is not rude or impolite to tell a visitor or caller that you are focused on a different task and that you will return the call

afterwards.

Dealing with Distractions at Your Work Place

Distractions always mean that your productivity and performance is decreasing. It

means that you are focused on a different task in the meantime

Dealing with Distractions at Your Work Place

Please think about how you

can reduce distractions at

your work place and write it on the work sheet

4.1!

Bottom Line

A lot of time and energy is wasted due to continuous distractions

In many cases distractions are fairly easy to eliminate

Ask yourself more often…

Is my desk perfectly organized? Should I postpone a meeting or return the call at a later point in

time and get back to my main task and focus? Can I eliminate disturbing noises from the office? Is is possible to arrange a reserved time in which you can only

focus on YOUR tasks and challenges?