http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/guard-thy-time en-us 60 <p align="center">&ldquo;<em>To work effectively you need uninterrupted blocks of time in which you can complete meaningful work&hellip; I've found that a minimum of 90 minutes is ideal for a single block.&rdquo;</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center">~ Steve Pavlina</p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p>Are you constantly being bombarded throughout the day? Phone calls here, people poking their heads in the office there&hellip; one distraction after another&mdash;making it virtually impossible to get any momentum on important projects?</p><p>Ick.</p><p>Learn to shut your door. Turn off your phone. Unplug your Internet so you can&rsquo;t check your email. And get some good work done.</p><p>Ahhhhh&hellip;</p><p>Try it.</p><p>Watch your productivity soar.</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:20 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:416:416 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/416