The Power of Uninterrupted Time - RD221

<h2>Uninterrupted time can help you become more productive.</h2> <p>If you want a more productive design business, arrange your schedule to have periods of uninterrupted time. Time that is free of notifications and distractions, allowing you to focus all your energy on the task at hand.</p> <p class="p1">If you’re anything like me, you have a million things on your mind, and a good number of them are on <a href= "https://resourcefuldesigner.com/episode66">your to-do list</a>. But no matter how efficient you think you are, there are only so many hours in a day, and never enough time to get things done.</p> <p class="p1">But what if I told you there is a way to get more hours out of your day?</p> <p class="p1">Ok, not really. Nobody has come up with a way to slow down or stop time yet. Or at least not that I know of. But there is a way for you to FEEL like you have more time and for you to be more productive. The trick is uninterrupted time. That means no distractions, a span where you focus 100% of your mental and creative energy on the task at hand.</p> <p class="p1">Have you ever had one of those days where you feel like you accomplished so much? Chances are, you felt that way because you were less distracted that day. One hour of uninterrupted time is equal to three hours of a regular workday, so it’s no wonder you felt like you accomplished so much.</p> <p class="p1">How can one hour of uninterrupted time equal three hours of regular time? Let me explain.</p> <p class="p1">The <a href= "https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1240624.1240730" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">University of Illinois and Microsoft did a joint study</a> on the impact of disruptions on the workforce and recovery time after those disruptions. They tested a pool of workers, monitoring their work habits and how they were affected by typical, everyday distractions such as email notifications, text messages, <a href= "https://resourcefuldesigner.com/using-social-media-to-promote-your-design-business-rd178/"> social media</a> DMs and pho