Be more productive with focus sessions

Tame distractions and get things done: Nik Rawlinson takes a close look at focus features in Windows and other platforms

It’s been said that the obstacles in our path aren’t what stop us achieving great things; rather, it’s the easier paths we choose to follow instead. Nowhere is this truer than when sitting at a computer. You could be getting on with writing your novel, but half an hour clicking around the web is easier and more beguiling. You could have finished filing your taxes – if you’d not been distracted by your email. You might even have got ahead on an academic assignment, if you hadn’t spent the time compiling the perfect playlist. Each of these paths is a distraction, and while we’re sympathetic to anyone who finds themselves continually distracted by an ever-connected PC, there really is no excuse for such behaviour today – not if you’re using…

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