496: How to Break The Habit of Distraction with Maura Nevel Thomas

<p>Maura Nevel Thomas discusses how to take back control of your attention for more productive work days.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>— YOU'LL LEARN —&nbsp;</strong></p><p>1) How we sabotage our performance every 3 minutes.&nbsp;</p><p>2) The simple trick to stopping most office distractions.&nbsp; </p><p>3) How to get more satisfaction out of work.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Subscribe or visit</strong> <a href="http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep496" target="_blank">AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep496</a> for clickable versions of the links below.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>— ABOUT MAURA —&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Maura Nevel Thomas is an award-winning international speaker and trainer on individual and corporate productivity and work-life balance, and the most widely-cited authority on attention management. She is a TEDx Speaker, founder of Regain Your Time, author of three books, and was named a Top Leadership Speaker in<em> Inc.</em> Magazine. Maura is a contributing expert to major business outlets including <em>Forbes</em>, <em>Fast Company</em>, <em>Huffington Post</em>, and the <em>Harvard Business Review</em>.&nbsp;</p><p>• Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1492689505/?tag=petemo-20" target="_blank"><em>Attention Management: How to Create Success and Gain Productivity—Every Day&nbsp;</em></a></p><p>• Website: <a href="https://maurathomas.com/" target="_blank">MauraThomas.com&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —&nbsp;</strong></p><p>• Study: <a href="https://www.ics.uci.edu/~gmark/chi08-mark.pdf" target="_blank">“The Cost of Interrupted Work: More Speed and Stress”</a> by Gloria Mark, University of California, Irvine&nbsp;</p><p>• Study: <a href="https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/691462" target="_blank">“Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity”</a> by Adrian F. Ward et al., University of Texas&nbsp;</p><p>• Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Progress-Principle-Ignite-Engagement-Creat