How to stop Messenger from distracting you

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How to stop Messenger from distracting you
Posted by absorbation on Sat 28 Apr 2007 (11:06 GMT)
We all do it. We are working hard, doing some important piece of work that needs to be in for tomorrow, it's getting late and you suddenly get a ton of messages from your friends. I've gotten so bad at this I refuse to do any work and be on Windows Live Messenger at the same time.

Gina Trapani, who is a Lifehacker editor, (Lifehacker is big on productivity) has posted their 'IM Survival Tips' giving you a handy guide to chat and socialise with friends whilst working:

Almost two years ago I swore off instant messenger forever: it was a big distracting interruption that stole away hours of my day in the blink of an eye. As someone who works in a 'virtual office' where everyone's on IM, the decision didn't go unnoticed. My IM abstinence helped me focus on work a lot more, but the tradeoff was long waits on returned emails about questions that would've taken 10 seconds on IM.

>> View: 'IM Survival Tips: Productivity and instant messenger'
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