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Time Management is dead
12 tips to manage your attention
and focus
Jane Piper, Pipsy LLC
Organisational Psychologist
www.pipsy.ch
Lower your stress so
your brain is in
discovery mode
Try these 4 tips
Turn on your discovery brain
Tip #1:
Stress makes you stupid
Try one of the 3M’s to calm your mind
and get in a discovery brain state:
 mindfulness
 meditation
 music
Tip #2:
Reframe your Thinking
Reframe your thoughts so you are in a
discovery brain mode
Changing your thought patterns to be
realistic and positive you will be less
stressed and more creative
Watch this video to learn how
Tip #3:
Get Enough Sleep
Lack of sleep impacts our ability to perform
Without a good night’s sleep you are:
 less able to concentrate
 less creative
 more irritable
Try the 5-4-3-2-1 rule to get a good night’s sleep
Tip #4:
Exercise your Stress Away
Get the endorphine buzz from
exercise
Endorphins help turn on your
discovery brain and make you more
creative
Keep your head
clear of clutter
so you can
concentrate
Try these next 4 tips
Create Headspace
Tip #5:
Declutter your brain
Brain dump everything and get
organised so you can automate
tasks
Learn how here
Tip #6:
Stop Multi-tasking
1. Turn off all notifications on your phone and put it
out of sight
2. Set a timer (not on your phone) for 20 minutes
3. Try to focus and concentrate on just one task
4. After 20 minutes stop for a couple of minutes
5. Think of the progress that you’ve made. Get the
progress buzz!
Tip #7:
Use your body clock
Map your circadian rhythm and
find when you perform at your
best
Schedule your work with your
rhythm
Tip #8:
Create boundaries
between work and home
Use your smartphone to work
smarter not harder
It is about you being in control, not
the device controlling you
What really,
really is your
priority?
Get really focused
Find out with these 4 tips
Tip #9:
Busy or productive?
It is easy to be busy but harder to be productive
1. Find your important (not urgent) priorities
2. Set a goal
3. Make it your own
4. Feel the buzz of progress
Tip #10:
Block time for your
important priorities
Don’t lose the important priorities,
the stones, amongst the sand (watch
the video)
Chunk time in your week to apply to
your important priorities
Tip #11:
Say no - nicely
You can’t do it all and sometimes
you have to say no – nicely
Tip #12:
Kill procrastination or
perfectionist
Get things done by
 Rewarding yourself
 Setting smaller goals
Learn more here
12 Tips to Improve your
Attention and Focus
BY JANE PIPER, ORGANISATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGIST
HR CONSULTING AND COACHING
WWW.PIPSY.CH

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Time Management is Dead: Try Attention Management instead

  • 1. Time Management is dead 12 tips to manage your attention and focus Jane Piper, Pipsy LLC Organisational Psychologist www.pipsy.ch
  • 2. Lower your stress so your brain is in discovery mode Try these 4 tips Turn on your discovery brain
  • 3. Tip #1: Stress makes you stupid Try one of the 3M’s to calm your mind and get in a discovery brain state:  mindfulness  meditation  music
  • 4. Tip #2: Reframe your Thinking Reframe your thoughts so you are in a discovery brain mode Changing your thought patterns to be realistic and positive you will be less stressed and more creative Watch this video to learn how
  • 5. Tip #3: Get Enough Sleep Lack of sleep impacts our ability to perform Without a good night’s sleep you are:  less able to concentrate  less creative  more irritable Try the 5-4-3-2-1 rule to get a good night’s sleep
  • 6. Tip #4: Exercise your Stress Away Get the endorphine buzz from exercise Endorphins help turn on your discovery brain and make you more creative
  • 7. Keep your head clear of clutter so you can concentrate Try these next 4 tips Create Headspace
  • 8. Tip #5: Declutter your brain Brain dump everything and get organised so you can automate tasks Learn how here
  • 9. Tip #6: Stop Multi-tasking 1. Turn off all notifications on your phone and put it out of sight 2. Set a timer (not on your phone) for 20 minutes 3. Try to focus and concentrate on just one task 4. After 20 minutes stop for a couple of minutes 5. Think of the progress that you’ve made. Get the progress buzz!
  • 10. Tip #7: Use your body clock Map your circadian rhythm and find when you perform at your best Schedule your work with your rhythm
  • 11. Tip #8: Create boundaries between work and home Use your smartphone to work smarter not harder It is about you being in control, not the device controlling you
  • 12. What really, really is your priority? Get really focused Find out with these 4 tips
  • 13. Tip #9: Busy or productive? It is easy to be busy but harder to be productive 1. Find your important (not urgent) priorities 2. Set a goal 3. Make it your own 4. Feel the buzz of progress
  • 14. Tip #10: Block time for your important priorities Don’t lose the important priorities, the stones, amongst the sand (watch the video) Chunk time in your week to apply to your important priorities
  • 15. Tip #11: Say no - nicely You can’t do it all and sometimes you have to say no – nicely
  • 16. Tip #12: Kill procrastination or perfectionist Get things done by  Rewarding yourself  Setting smaller goals Learn more here
  • 17. 12 Tips to Improve your Attention and Focus BY JANE PIPER, ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST HR CONSULTING AND COACHING WWW.PIPSY.CH