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Author Booth, Frances, author.

Title The distraction trap : how to focus in a digital world / Frances Booth. [O'Reilly electronic resource]

Imprint Harlow : Pearson, 2013.
Publication Info. Harlow, England : Pearson, 2013.
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Description 1 online resource (224 pages)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary If you're worried that you're losing the power to concentrate The Distraction Trap can help. Learn how you can easily release your life from the steely grip of modern technology where you're always available and always connected. Discover how you can radically boost your productivity by keeping your whole brain and both eyes on the task in hand. You may think you can do ten things at once, with a scattered thinking approach and expect to do everything well and on time. Well, you can't. The Distraction Trap will empower you to focus and priortise, switch of your email, say no to social media.
Contents Cover; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; How to use this book; Part 1: Distraction; Chapter 1: The way we live; Chapter 2: The things we've lost; Chapter 3: Mind pollution -- the four digital evils; Part 2: Attention; Chapter 4: Assess; Chapter 5: Change starts today; Chapter 6: Watch the pros; Chapter 7: Tools and methods (productivity tips); Chapter 8: Watch out for being caught out; Chapter 9: Who's distracting you?; Chapter 10: Keep your aims in mind, and aim high; Chapter 11: Reboot and get balanced; Chapter 12: The ups, the downs, the future; Tuning in to a digital life
Subject Technological innovations -- Psychological aspects.
Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
Information technology -- Psychological aspects.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
Distraction (Psychology)
Innovations -- Aspect psychologique.
Innovations -- Aspect social.
Technologie de l'information -- Aspect psychologique.
Technologie de l'information -- Aspect social.
Distraction (Psychology)
Information technology -- Psychological aspects
Information technology -- Social aspects
Technological innovations -- Psychological aspects
Technological innovations -- Social aspects
Other Form: Print version: 9781299385368
ISBN 9780273785859 (Paper)
0273785850 (Paper)
9781299385368 (MyiLibrary)
1299385362 (MyiLibrary)
9780273788591
0273788590
9780273788607
0273788604
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