496: How to Break The Habit of Distraction with Maura Nevel Thomas

Maura Nevel Thomas discusses how to take back control of your attention for more productive work days.

 

You'll Learn:

1. How we sabotage our performance every 3 minutes
2. The simple trick to stopping most office distractions
3. How to get more satisfaction out of work

 

About Maura:

Maura Nevel Thomas is an award-winning international speaker and trainer on individual and corporate productivity and work-life balance, and the most widely-cited authority on attention management. She is a TEDx Speaker, founder of Regain Your Time, author of three books, and was named a Top Leadership Speaker in Inc. Magazine. Maura is a contributing expert to major business outlets including Forbes, Fast Company, Huffington Post, and the Harvard Business Review.

• Book: Attention Management: How to Create Success and Gain Productivity—Every Day
• Website: MauraThomas.com

  

Resources mentioned in the show:

• Study: “The Cost of Interrupted Work: More Speed and Stress” by Gloria Mark, University of California, Irvine 
• Study: “Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity” by Adrian F. Ward et al., University of Texas
• Book: The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work by Teresa Amabile
• Book: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
• Book: Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport

 

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