The document discusses how to achieve greater productivity and happiness through limiting digital distractions and surrounding yourself with supportive people. It recommends archiving, deleting, and limiting use of social networks and notifications to "let the bits go". It also suggests accountability partners and spending time alone or in solitude for perspective, rather than loneliness. The overall message is that minimizing digital interruptions and spending time with encouraging people can increase productivity and happiness.

1. Little Bit of Productivity,
Great Bit of Happiness
Jared Goralnick
www.technotheory.com
www.awayfind.com
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2. More details online at…
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3. LET THE BITS GO
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4. LET THE BITS GO: Archive
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5. LET THE BITS GO: Delete
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6. LET THE BITS GO: Social Networks
please do not mail me
please do not e-mail me
please do not text me
Save Preferences
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7. LET THE BITS GO: Cone of Silence
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8. LET THE BITS GO: Shield Yourself
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9. LET THE BITS GO: Stop Checking Email
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10. LET THE BITS GO: Notifications Off
BlackBerry picture
Outlook Notification Picture. (or You’ve
Got Mail picture). Or whatever you think
would convey the idea of peace without
those frickin email notifications
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11. SURROUND YOURSELF
WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE
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12. THE RIGHT PEOPLE: You Become Like Them
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13. THE RIGHT PEOPLE: Going to extremes
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14. THE RIGHT PEOPLE: Accountability
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15. THE RIGHT PEOPLE: Alone vs. Loneliness
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16. THE RIGHT PEOPLE: Solitude
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17. Let the Bits Go & Surround Yourself
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18. Done? Go Home, Go Out, Go.
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19. Thank You. Let’s Keep in Touch…
www.awayfind.com www.technotheory.com
jared@setconsulting.com
twitter.com/technotheory
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20. Photo Credits
http://flickr.com/photos/yuan2003/636918153/
http://flickr.com/photos/alabut/316579262/
http://flickr.com/photos/rajue/3161903813/
http://flickr.com/photos/jenwaller/2845522872/
http://flickr.com/photos/allison_dc/1321638929/
http://flickr.com/photos/lancesh/190382917/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonhurd/18989110/
And once again, me:
www.technotheory.com
twitter.com/technotheory
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