In the nonprofit sector, time is our most valuable resource.   It can't be recycled if we squander it. Distractions are time wasters and you need to manage them not the other way around.    Some interruptions come from our physical environment.  Co-workers stop at your desk to chat or a colleague asks you to compile a report.   Distractions come from the  Internet if  you have email,  Twitter, or mobile phone beeping at you.  Or if  you've developed the bad habit of mindless checking of your … [Read more...]