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[quote=Anonymous]I get in super early several days a week, giving me 1.5-2 hours of uninterrupted quiet time to get stuff done before the office is hoppin'.  This is a great time for detail work and very concentration-intense stuff, when I can't handle colleagues dropping by every nanosecond.

If I'm really in a crunch, I completely close Outlook.  Only open it at predetermined intervals (every hour or every two hours or whatever).  You'd be amazed at how much crap just resolves itself... and my concentration isn't broken.  Along the same lines, turn off the little thing where the preview of the email pops up every damn time.

I selectively skip meetings if I know that I won't actually be needed/get anything.  Then that time appears blocked out on my calendar, so I can use it for actually getting work done without interruption.

I used to work in an open office environment.  Sometimes, when I just needed some space and/or concentration, I would put headphones on... no actual music, but those big bug-eye headphones that say "I am listening to something, please don't bother me."  Cuts down on distractions.

Not work related, but I make a meal plan/grocery list every week, ensuring that I don't need to stop on the way home for 3 items.  The hours between end of work/afternoon daycare pickup/attempts at making dinner and being an attentive mom are crazy enough, I don't need that added stress.[/quote]

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