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Maura Thomas424-22-MAURA
[email protected]: @mnthomas
Empowered ProductivityWinning the War Against Information Overload
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Support Sabotage
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Attention
InformationTechnology Behavior
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Information overload results from having a rapid rate
of growth in the amount of information available,
while days remain 24 hours long,
and our brains remain in roughly the same state
of development as they were when
cavemen communicated by scrawling messages in stone.
It’s A Different World...
“Overcoming Information Overload,” by Paul Krill, 1/7/2000
Info
Info
Info
Info
Info
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create, consume, learn and interact
we are surrounded by a...convergent media worldwhere all modes ofcommunication and information are...
with each other.
changing the way we
-Henry Jenkins, Convergence Culture
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Today,
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“Stresse
d Out” “Confused” “Overwhelmed”
“Draining”
“Dread”
“Chaotic”“Pressure”
Empowered Productivity =
ProactiveReactive
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"What is important is seldom urgent...
Dwight D. Eisenhower
...and what is urgent is seldom important."
Control Over Your Attention
FlowDistraction•Optimal learning•Amplified performance•Maximized achievement
•Chronic procrastination•Difficulty with follow-through
•Inability to focus•Impatience
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Importance
Urgency
“Shoulds”
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Eisenhower Matrix
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Importance
Urgency
“Shoulds”
“Crisis”
Eisenhower Matrix
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Importance
Urgency
“Shoulds”
“Reactive” “Crisis”
Eisenhower Matrix
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Importance
Urgency
“Shoulds” “Proactive”
“Reactive” “Crisis”
Eisenhower Matrix
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"A life of reaction is a life of slavery,
intellectually and spiritually.
author Rita Mae Brown
One must fight for a life of action,
not reaction."
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Proactive
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Empowered Productivity =
ProactiveReactive
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Importance
Urgency
“Shoulds” “Proactive”
“Reactive” “Crisis”
Eisenhower Matrix
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Vague (Project List Only):
Implement
Develop
Create
Plan
Organize
Specific (Next Actions List):
Call
Write
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Stressed
Out Confused
Overwhelmed
DrainingDread
ChaoticPressure
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Calm
On Top of Things
Free
In Control
Comfortable
Confident
Capable
How to Get Help
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PersonalProductivity
+ Insider Tips Expert advice to help you optimize performance
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MAURA NEVEL THOMAS
DO WHAT YOU NEVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE WITH YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION…AND REGAIN CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE
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