Driven to distraction: Texting, e-mailing and tweeting has ruined our ability to focus on one thing, so while our bandwidth is wider, we have less depth with every task we try to accomplish (sound familiar?). Tony Schwartz shares his tips for working optimally—which doesn’t mean working more. Learn how to manage your energy instead of your time and refuel your body to keep your mind and focus going strong.
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I think time management has been an issue since clocks. I’m not any more worried about social networking/media distractions than I am about having to attend ridiculous, circular, go-no-where meetings. At the end of the day, we all have to decide what to do with our time – and consider how what we are doing aligns with our larger objectives. I’m really grateful for the changes technology brings into my work world and social world too. Vive facebook,tweets, texts, etc!