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How To Work From Home Like You Mean It

Working from home requires a new mindset and a good system, not just a nicer pair of pants (but put those on, too).READ»

Now, Where Was I? 6 Strategies For Dealing With Workplace Distractions

"Close the doors of your senses in order to achieve solitude in the presence of other people," Petrarch wrote (more than 600 years ago). Distractions in the workplace are nothing new, but technology has made them much worse. Here are six time-tested strategies for regaining laser-like focus at work. READ»

Digital Distractions Survey: Feedback From The Field

Last week I reported on a new industry survey that looked at digital distractions at work. This week, feedback on the survey.READ»

I Can't Get My Work Done: A New Industry Survey Looks At Workplace Distractions

A new industry survey finds that almost 60% of work interruptions are digital, people waste over an hour a day at work, and two thirds of workers will tune out of meetings to connect digitally with someone else. READ»

In Defense of Laptops, MP3 Players, and Gadgets in Airline Cockpits

After a single airliner went ever so slightly astray because its flight crew were using laptops in the cockpit, lawmakers are poised to bring regulations crashing down that forbid almost any kind of gadget being used by pilots. That's ...READ»