Indistractable

they must give their best shot at a solution in the form of a brief, written digest. The digest

Second, they must give their best shot at a solution in the form of a brief, written digest. The digest

Second, they must give their best shot at a solution in the form of a brief, written digest. The

Second, they must give their best shot at a solution in the form of a brief, written digest.

But what about sharing collective wisdom and brainstorming? Those are good things, just not in meetings of more than two people.

Brainstorming can also be done before the meeting and is best done individually or in very small groups.

Once we’re in the meeting, there’s a new problem: people on their devices instead of being fully present.

To stay indistractable in meetings, we must rid them of nearly all screens. I’ve conducted countless workshops and have observed a stark difference between meetings in which tech use was permitted versus those that were device free, and meetings without screens generated far more engaged discussion and better outcomes.

If we are going to spend our time in a meeting, we must make sure that we are present, both in body and mind.

the only things attendees really need in a meeting are paper, a pen, and perhaps some sticky notes.

If slides need to be presented on screen, designate one member of the team to present from their computer or have a dedicated

If slides need to be presented on screen, designate one member of the team to present from their computer or have a dedicated laptop

anyone attempting to use a phone or laptop during the meeting should receive disapproving stares from you and your colleagues.

remove the apps we no longer need.

removed news apps with blaring alerts and stress-inducing headlines.

Just because your phone can seemingly do everything doesn’t mean it should.

In addition, instead of swiping from screen to screen to locate an app you need, I recommend using the phone’s built-in search function. This will reduce the risk of

In addition, instead of swiping from screen to screen to locate an app you need, I recommend using the phone’s built-in search function. This will reduce the risk of bumping into a distracting app if you begin sifting through all your phone’s screens and app folders.

As long as we’re not required to concentrate too much on any one channel, we’re able to do more than one thing at a time.

people can do some things better when they engage multiple sensory inputs.