The Art of Staying Focused

 

Overview/Description
Even if you know what's important to do, losing focus can stop your progress. No matter who you are or what job you do, focusing at work can be hard. Even with great schedule management and organizing skills, it's easy to get off track if you're not careful. In this course, you'll learn how to stay focused and stay on top of your schedule. You'll learn strategies for dealing with focus challenges and distractions at work. You’ll also find out how to beat fatigue, manage your time, and decline work-related requests. And you’ll explore how to adjust your focus to deal with change, and how to regain focus when you've lost it.

Lesson Objectives

• recognize tactics for avoiding procrastination and temptation and keeping focused

• recognize tactics to beat fatigue and manage multitasking to maintain your focus

• identify strategies for minimizing distractions in your environment

• select the most effective response for declining a request

• strategically adjust your focus in response to changing circumstances

• recognize techniques for regaining focus

• maintain your focus on a task despite internal and external challenges

 

Expected Duration (hours)
0.5