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Want to Reduce Digital Distractions? Brain Coach Jim Kwik Shares Strategies for Better Focus

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When the first thing you do is grab for your phone, you’re rewiring your brain for two things that are hurting your productivity or performance.” With social media, texts and emails, it’s easy for our brains to suddenly switch into defense mode to fight fires. Technology is a tool for us to use. “I

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A Day in the Life of Renée Marino, a Broadway Star-Turned-Master Communicator

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Outreach Marino is more excited to get on the phone than your average person. So, she records video journals on her phone to verbalize swirling thoughts. Recently, two of her colleagues came to an understanding that when one sends brisk emails, it isn’t yelling. Rather, it’s her instinct to shoot off emails like a to-do list.

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Time Is Your Most Valuable Resource—Don’t Waste It

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Your phone, the apps you use and every website you visit are designed to capture and hold your attention. Consider the real reason you check your phone more than 150 times a day on average: It’s a principle called random rewards, and it also explains why people keep pulling a slot machine lever over and over. It’s the world we live in.

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Designer Michael Costello Aims to Empower Women Through Fashion

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To avoid distractions, I… usually put on some music and put my phone on silent. Without the constant notifications from texts, calls and emails, I’m much more productive and creative. I never leave home without… my phone. This article originally appeared in the Sept/Oct 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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Cashing in Without a Cash Register

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The rows of brightly colored candy, tabloids and magazines were closing in on me. Let me make a cashless payment by scanning my phone, entering a secret code or with my mom’s credit card. The Starbucks next door lets me pay and receive coupons using my phone. I was trapped. There was nothing I could do.

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Working a Side Gig? Here’s How to Prep for Your Second Shift

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Because Long can’t neglect his other work entirely, he allows himself an hour in the middle of each day to respond to emails and phone calls. This article originally appeared in the August 2016 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. Learn to say no. You’re spinning enough plates—what’s one more?

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Design For Human Aspirations To Attract All Generations

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This article was written by Shive-Hattery’s Michelle Jones for Work Design Magazine. Mentoring in the workplace makes it easier to ask “just-in-time” questions rather than scheduling a video meeting or phone call. Much is written about design for specific generations — millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha.

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