Is there a cure for the distraction from the constant stream of information via text, email, social media and phone calls?\n\nIf you truly desire to be more efficient at work and in turn gain more personal time in your life, you need to periodically unplug during the day.\n\nI frequently hear from executives, “If I only had more time….” what they really need is to ration their connectivity. Constant interruptions have the same effect on the mind as losing a night’s sleep.  Once a task is disrupted, it can take more than 25 minutes for the mind to “get back on track.”\n\nHere’s the solution: Allocate certain time slots 3 to 4 a day when you look at emails, respond to texts, return and check social media.  Your productivity will go through the roof.  Take it from a reformed “multi-tasker” focusing on the task at hand leads to greater results than trying to do 3 things at once.