Comments on: How to Firewall Attention and Reclaim Time http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Fri, 4 Jul 2008 03:27:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: June 16: Email Detox Day! — My Voice is in here somewhere http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-19558 June 16: Email Detox Day! — My Voice is in here somewhere Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:43:12 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-19558 [...] stumbled across some really interesting posts by Tim Ferris about how blackberry addiction and, by extension, email addiction is wasting far more time than [...] […] stumbled across some really interesting posts by Tim Ferris about how blackberry addiction and, by extension, email addiction is wasting far more time than […]

]]> By: Torley on the value of social networking « Torley Lives http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-15692 Torley on the value of social networking « Torley Lives Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:28:33 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-15692 [...] a pressure to keep up. I used to, but then I was crushed by information overload! In the spirit of Tim Ferris, I'm eliminating waste. And also, visiting these sites is a hobby for me. Whenever I can, I [...] […] a pressure to keep up. I used to, but then I was crushed by information overload! In the spirit of Tim Ferris, I'm eliminating waste. And also, visiting these sites is a hobby for me. Whenever I can, I […]

]]> By: Kolz Blog » Blog Archive » 30 Ways to Transform Your Career http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-3331 Kolz Blog » Blog Archive » 30 Ways to Transform Your Career Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:03:34 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-3331 [...] Firewall your attention. Make ‘no’ the default answer for new project. New things should earn their way into your attention field. Read More. [...] […] Firewall your attention. Make ‘no’ the default answer for new project. New things should earn their way into your attention field. Read More. […]

]]> By: 5 Bridge » Blog Archive » How to reclaim your time.. http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-3257 5 Bridge » Blog Archive » How to reclaim your time.. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:31:48 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-3257 [...] Ferris (author of the 4 hour work week..) wrote a great post about how to firewall you attention and reclaim time. Which is essentially to have “no” as your default answer to new app requests and [...] […] Ferris (author of the 4 hour work week..) wrote a great post about how to firewall you attention and reclaim time. Which is essentially to have “no” as your default answer to new app requests and […]

]]> By: Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Connected Mode: Multitasking for Productivity « http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-1402 Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Connected Mode: Multitasking for Productivity « Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:19:32 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-1402 [...] wisdom from old-style journalists and not a few bloggers says that multitasking is bad. We need to firewall our attention, prevent interruptions, and work on one thing at a time. But what if this conventional wisdom [...] […] wisdom from old-style journalists and not a few bloggers says that multitasking is bad. We need to firewall our attention, prevent interruptions, and work on one thing at a time. But what if this conventional wisdom […]

]]> By: Productive Firefox : Better Email Time Management http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-379 Productive Firefox : Better Email Time Management Tue, 01 May 2007 14:01:12 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-379 [...] Just a quick update – I’m currently enjoying the output of Tim Ferris, who is promoting his 4 Hour Workweek. One interesting article that might interest us all (in an ‘email zen’ capacity) is his post about minimising the impact of your emails -> How to Firewall Attention and Reclaim Time [...] […] Just a quick update – I’m currently enjoying the output of Tim Ferris, who is promoting his 4 Hour Workweek. One interesting article that might interest us all (in an ‘email zen’ capacity) is his post about minimising the impact of your emails -> How to Firewall Attention and Reclaim Time […]

]]> By: June 16: Email Detox Day! « my Voice is in here somewhere… http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-246 June 16: Email Detox Day! « my Voice is in here somewhere… Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:09:18 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-246 [...] 16: Email Detox Day! I stumbled across some really interesting posts by Tim Ferris about how blackberry addiction and, by extension, email addiction is wasting far more time than [...] […] 16: Email Detox Day! I stumbled across some really interesting posts by Tim Ferris about how blackberry addiction and, by extension, email addiction is wasting far more time than […]

]]> By: Mark http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-244 Mark Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:03:52 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-244 Count me in for Father's Day. I'll start spreading the news... As for email tips -- I've been trying to get my email to push to my desktop / blackberry at the top of the hour rather than ever minute. I can't seem to get it to work though. Not sure if the server is overriding my settings or what. Will keep trying though. I'm in an open cube with a network printer right outside my 'door', reception 15 feet to my right and a loud talker (with entourage) to my left. I will be checking out the noise cancelling headphones pronto. Count me in for Father’s Day. I’ll start spreading the news…

As for email tips — I’ve been trying to get my email to push to my desktop / blackberry at the top of the hour rather than ever minute. I can’t seem to get it to work though. Not sure if the server is overriding my settings or what. Will keep trying though.

I’m in an open cube with a network printer right outside my ‘door’, reception 15 feet to my right and a loud talker (with entourage) to my left. I will be checking out the noise cancelling headphones pronto.

]]> By: Troy Gardner http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-188 Troy Gardner Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:28:12 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-188 Both cocaine and ipods have white lines and glassy surfaces, coincidence? I suggest the day be expanded to those and youtube as well. My favorite example of how focus and a strategy can either make something happen or take forever to never get right, is a rubiks cube. Try watching the TV and solving the cube during commerical breaks. I used to work in an open office, phones ringing everywhere, people yelling from office to office. In-ear headphones that double as earplugs (etymotic er4 with 29db isolation) helped me from going postal...great on airplanes too, they are small so easy to pack and hard to destroy. http://www.etymotic.com/ Both cocaine and ipods have white lines and glassy surfaces, coincidence? I suggest the day be expanded to those and youtube as well.

My favorite example of how focus and a strategy can either make something happen or take forever to never get right, is a rubiks cube. Try watching the TV and solving the cube during commerical breaks.

I used to work in an open office, phones ringing everywhere, people yelling from office to office. In-ear headphones that double as earplugs (etymotic er4 with 29db isolation) helped me from going postal…great on airplanes too, they are small so easy to pack and hard to destroy. http://www.etymotic.com/

]]> By: Chris Thompson http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-183 Chris Thompson Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:57:39 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/20/how-to-firewall-attention-and-reclaim-time/#comment-183 I find music critical for blocking out distractions. If I'm at the office, there are people talking over cube walls. If I'm home, there's three kids. If I'm out, there's people on their cell phones. Music makes a great "wall of sound" to block out things which will sap my already diminished attention span. I find music critical for blocking out distractions. If I’m at the office, there are people talking over cube walls. If I’m home, there’s three kids. If I’m out, there’s people on their cell phones. Music makes a great “wall of sound” to block out things which will sap my already diminished attention span.

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