Today I want to give you the simplest productivity tip you’ve ever heard that can hopefully FORCE YOU to remain productive… or at least force you to not be distracted by the usual suspects (checking your email, playing around on Facebook, etc.).
The truth is, if you’ve studied my productivity system or really just about ANY productivity system you probably already know that to be productive you shouldn’t be checking email first thing in morning and you definitely shouldn’t be checking your email multiple times per day or leaving it open all day long while you work…
You also know you shouldn’t sit with Facebook or other social media accounts open all day either.
The problem is… Some of us just can’t help ourselves!
Here’s a simple solution.
During your work time just disconnect your internet connection (assuming you don’t need it for the work you’re doing at the time) this way you CAN’T check your email and you CAN’T login to Facebook and you CAN’T be distracted my Skype, etc.
Since most of us are using WiFi these days, it’s as simple as temporarily turning off your WiFi connection:
Turning Off Your Wi-Fi Connection On A MAC.
It’s super simple to turn off your WiFi on both Mac and PC and if you’re not using WiFi it’s pretty easy too (just disconnect the cord from your computer).
Obviously this isn’t a revolutionary technique, but it might be just what you need if you’re a person that knows you shouldn’t be checking your email, social media and Skype all day but just can’t seem to help yourself.
Let me know what you think.
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Hey Ryan, that is about as simple of a tip as you can get, but it could be really effective. The only problem I see is that I would assume that most of the people who read your blog use the internet for their work.
Still, some of the best solutions often are the easiest. At the very least keeping email programs closed and IM clients set to “Away” will go along way.
I think people would be surprised how much work we can get done “offline” even though we’re running online businesses.
This is a good tip. Even if you need to be connected for some things, you can often find ways to work offline during the creative part of your day.
For example, when writing articles for a blog or article directory, do them with an editor on your PC or Mac. Then, go online and upload them to your blog, article directory or whatever.
I find I’m pretty good at ignoring email until it’s time, but I still lose a couple seconds every time the notification sound goes dings. I really need to turn it off.
Yes, you should totally kill the “ding”.
My wife has it set up so she gets an alert on her cell phone every time she has new email. Talk about a distraction!
thanks for the Tip