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August 25th - How to deal with interruptions

Aug 25, 2025
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 “Don’t mean to interrupt…” they said, as they were obviously interrupting.

It’s easy to feel like every knock, text, and “quick question” is urgent, but most distractions aren’t emergencies. Even so, they can quickly break your focus and throw your deep work sessions off track.

Not every request for your attention has to be dealt with immediately. You can set or ask for a reminder at a later time. You can decline entirely. And, the best way of dealing with interruptions is to make them hard to happen. 

Today, learn how to:

  • decide which interruptions are worth dealing with immediately

  • decline an interruption and get back to work fast

  • avoid interruptions altogether

  August 25th - How to deal with interruptions

 

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