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Photo credit: Flickr Lars Ploughmann

Y&(r T&-D& +.,- ., already
too long. Photo credit: Flickr koalazymonkey

Y&(r ".), *##) money for
drums, clothes, braces, laptop, a car... Photo credit: Flickr Tax Credit

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noise, the house needs painting, and it feels like years since you went to the gym. Photo credit: Flickr MikeBaird

W!"#$%! to the Age of
Distraction

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the problem

of your day is spent
on email McKinsey Global 28% Photo credit: Flickr RaHuL Rodriguez

of people check email on
vacation (59% from the bathroom). AOL 60%

of people describe most days
as stressful Statistics Canada 30%

Kelly Services 51% of people
admit social media at work hurts productivity (but do nothing about it)

2# !v#r!%# p#r,&* uses 13
different methods to manage their time. And still forgets stuff

A*) w# !r#
distracted…

people are killed every year
by distracted drivers. US Department of Transportation 3,000

of people use their smartphone
during dinner. Harris Interactive 33%

Y&( !r# .*-#rr(p-#) about 7
times per hour on average for 5 minutes that's 50% of your day.

pedestrians a day are hit
while talking on their mobile phone. Accident Analysis & Prevention 3

A*) $#r#’, -$# 1+.*1$#r. Only
2 minutes a day are spent in meaningful communication with a spouse or "significant other".

2# A%# &f D.,-r!1-.&* is
a good news, bad news story…

2# %&&) *#w, is now
you can be in touch with friends, family, and work 24/7.

2# b!) *#w,... (you guessed
it) now you can be in touch with friends, family, and work 24/7.

Surviving the A%# &f D.,-r!1-.&*
takes more than a cool new app that tracks the calories you eat. Photo credit: Flickr Andy B

Y&( *##) -& &w* the
1440 minutes in your day

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#1 Take CONTROL. You are
not “always overwhelmed”, “a procrastinator”, or “usually late”. You are whatever you want to be. Starting right now.

#2 CREATE GOALS. It’s not
sexy, but goals work. Start with simple goals for work, family, health, and life and watch the change happen.

#3 build SUCCESS SYSTEMS. Save
effort, stress, and time with systems for managing your email, day timer, calendar, reminders, and appointments and spend more time on what matters.

#4 BUILD HERO HABITS. Don’t
leave life to chance. Create hero habits for your morning routine, diet, exercise, planning, snacking, reading, commuting, and going to bed. Hero habits are your friends (take them everywhere).

#5 ENJOY GETTING BETTER. Notice
any and all small improvements you create and then create more. You showed up early for the meeting, stood up and took a break, exercised before work, avoided multi- tasking, and went to bed on time. Great! celebrate and do it again.

The Age of Distraction is
a test. It’s testing you to take charge. Photo credit: Flickr-niXerKG

Are you ready to OWN
your 1440?

Learn more about taking charge
of your 1440 at www.hughculver.com/1440 Hugh Culver