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Turn off your e-mail and social media to get more done

Distractions are a fundamental aspect of the modern world, but we don’t have to become hermits to avoid them.
  1. John Tregoning

    1. John Tregoning is meant to be writing grants and papers as part of his job as a Senior Lecturer in immunology at Imperial College London but keeps getting distracted.

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We are all busy, seemingly all the time, with a never-ending stream of e-mails to answer and meetings to attend. But are there better ways to do busy? Cal Newport, in his book Deep Work (Piatkus, 2016), says “yes”. Here’s what I’ve learnt from him.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-06213-7

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