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		<title><![CDATA[Friday Distractions and Readings for the Weekend]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/intercom/?p=2465]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few lighter workplace reads to get you to the closing bell. by Stefan Deeran]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:46:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[7 Ways To Beat Distractions When Working from Home]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/teamwork/?p=480]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As a freelance writer, my office is located in my home. I constantly grapple with the challenge of staying focused on my work with so many distractions surrounding me. There's a dog to be walked, laundry to be done, broken latches to be fixed, a yard to rake... and when...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:28:52 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Value of Distractions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/bnet1/?p=630]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[  	The Find: Empirical research has found that it's sometimes counter-productive for managers to insist their teams keep their noses to the grindstone: distractions can help solve the most difficult problems.  	The Source: New research led by Kellogg School of Management Professor Adam Galinsky published in the September...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:05:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Stop Wasting Time at Work]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/teamwork/?p=233]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[How many hours a day do you work? Eight or so, you say? Hah. Liar. I'm talking about actually working, not chatting with friends, surfing the Web, checking e-mail, grabbing lunch, taking a bathroom break ... you get the picture.    I was mulling the work/not work divide...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 13:06:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Making Self-Care A Priority: Time Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=384191]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting the outer facets of your life into order is an important part of time management, but so also is learning how to balance yourself from within. This is one area that many people skip without realizing how it can keep them stuck in patterns of chaos and distraction. It's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automatically Minimize Desktop Distractions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/businesstips/?p=1139]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In Slate a few days ago, Jeffrey MacIntyre wrote about a few small applications he likes to call ZenWare for their supposed ability to cull distractions from your desktop. He tested a few of them out, and came away particularly impressed with Spirited Away for Macs&#151;the PC version is Swept...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:29:34 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How To Be Stress Free At Work]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=341770]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Having trouble relaxing or being productive at work? You are not alone. Many distractions and deterrents may occur at work, but there are always solutions. Distractions happen, but you can minimize them happening to you. Several insights and actions can be utilized during the workday to ensure that you are...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How To Manage People Who Waste Your Time At Work]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=341352]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the challenges facing you in workplace is the constant stream of distractions that happen on an on-going basis every single day. At the end of the work day, you often wonder why you have not completed that task or written that document which needs to be ready by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Making It Pay - Converting the Early Promise of Procurement Into Realized Value Through Outsourcing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=149076]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Global financial institutions sink or swim in today's highly competitive markets based on their ability to source and distribute capital at attractive prices with the right service package, while keeping costs down across the board. In such a challenging environment, purchasing and paying for everything from paper to computers can...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Coping With Conversational Distraction in the Modern Workplace]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=254781]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sound not only affects one's mood and emotions, it can affect what one thinks and, indeed, one's ability to hear himself or herself think. In the workplace, bad acoustical design can increase stress and reduce productivity. At any given time, a cubicle worker may be overhearing one or more phone...]]></description>
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