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I really have to concentrate on my work almost everyday!!!
| | | | | Combination of the above + other | Jul 6, 2013 |
Do absolutely whatever is necssary to create my own comfortable space, which, like Teresa, I do everyday from morning till whenever
| | | | Claire Cox
Обединето Кралство
Local time: 03:56
француски на англиски
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Put my headphones on and start dictating with Dragon - what else?!
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Nicole Schnell 
Соединети Американски Држави
Local time: 19:56
англиски на германски
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Same as Teresa.
The highest peak of concentration occurs when I am checking my own work shortly before delivery. I might turn off any music or background TV, because I read my translations out loud (you should hear me when I do that with a tech manual for some huge machine thing. Even the cat will flee).
I don't turn off email. It might be job-related.
I don't turn off the phone. Yelling at telemarketers is the greatest stress relief ever.
| | | | | Well, well, me too! | Jul 6, 2013 |
Nicole Schnell wrote:
The highest peak of concentration occurs when I am checking my own work shortly before delivery. I might turn off any music or background TV, because I read my translations out loud (you should hear me when I do that with a tech manual for some huge machine thing. Even the cat will flee).
I don't turn off email. It might be job-related.
I don't turn off the phone. Yelling at telemarketers is the greatest stress relief ever.
I also read my translations out loud and my daughter's dog (I'm her day-carer) always has that surprised look on her face as if asking - has she turned mad or what? And you're quite right: no stress-relief medicine is better than yelling at telemarketers! One should bottle and sell it so others could be blessed...
| | | | Sheila Wilson
Шпанија
Local time: 03:56
Член (2007)
англиски
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| I simply concentrate | Jul 6, 2013 |
Emails, phone etc can keep coming, my husband can be rehearsing at full blat in the next room (he's a singer/songwriter), but I'll be oblivious to it all. The phone ringing gets a grunt of annoyance, but my husband will pick it up. Only if someone comes to the door does the concentration lapse.
I can't keep up that level of concentration all day, but it is handy to be able to concentrate fully on one thing and ignore everything else.
| | | | neilmac
Шпанија
Local time: 04:56
шпански на англиски
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And (pax Nicole) although I too enjoy berating cold callers, I sometimes feel a bit guilty afterwards - after all, it's not as if they do it for fun - so I prefer to switch off my phone and avoid all interruptions.
My clients know I prefer to be contacted by email anyway...
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| Close the door | Jul 6, 2013 |
I simply shoo everyone out and close the door of my work-area. This also cuts off the sound of the TV blaring in the next room.
I am less bothered about the phone as my phone rarely rings - I am more of an email man.
I need complete silence and lack of any kind of disturbance to work productively.
| | | | Tatty
Local time: 04:56
шпански на англиски
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| Always need silence | Jul 6, 2013 |
I always concentrate when I'm working, and I always need to work in silence. Sometimes the neighbours talk too loud and I can here them, so I start reading my text out loud and they get the message and stop talking so loud. You have to get everyone trained if you are going to work from home, even the neighbours if necessary.
| | | | David Wright
Австрија
Local time: 04:56
германски на англиски
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Nothing. I might want to concentrate but I don't want to cut myself off from the rest of teh world.
| | | | | Depends on environment | Jul 6, 2013 |
If the noise is not my family, my music, my friends, my phone, my anything, then I can isolate myself from almost anything. If there is an ounce of affective or emotional attachment which makes me vaguely concerned, I need silence and have to cut myself off physically from it to concentrate.
Absolute silence, with a view, makes me highly productive!
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When I work I always need concentration so I just concentrate. It comes naturally.
| | | | Thayenga
Германија
Local time: 04:56
Член (2009)
англиски на германски
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| Combination plus | Jul 6, 2013 |
I'll do whatever is necessary at that time to be able to work undistrubedly.
The phone's ring tone might be turned down to low, but still audible, the brower will be "banned" to the task bar, just in case an important email sails in, and whatever else might be required.
The only time I use my headset is when there's construction work at/in the house...like this past week, drilling, hammering, curses and hoorays... for some 6 - 8 hours on 5 days. This past week my only wish was... See more I'll do whatever is necessary at that time to be able to work undistrubedly.
The phone's ring tone might be turned down to low, but still audible, the brower will be "banned" to the task bar, just in case an important email sails in, and whatever else might be required.
The only time I use my headset is when there's construction work at/in the house...like this past week, drilling, hammering, curses and hoorays... for some 6 - 8 hours on 5 days. This past week my only wish was that my Learjet wasn't in for maintenance. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Elena Novski
Канада
Local time: 22:56
руски на англиски
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| I do not do anything special | Jul 6, 2013 |
I am self-focused
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