How to Trick Your Brain Out of Getting Distracted at Work

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By Josh Davis

Despite being very accomplished in general, Mike feels like he wastes a ton of time catching up on Facebook, checking the baseball standings, and playing games on his phone.

It's as if he finds himself doing it again at every turn throughout the workday.

Toward the end of each day, he gets furious with himself about how much more he could have done if he had avoided those distractions.

But they are his solace moments of fun during a tough day.

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