Email
Text
Instant Message
Landline
Mobile
Personal mobile
Sales calls
Tannoy announcements
‘Can I just’
‘Do you have’
The open plan
The open door
Conference calls
Calendar invites
Another. Bloody. Meeting.
Join my group
Buy my product
Attend my event dedicated for senior HR professionals – places are limited!
A like
A share
A mention
New follower
Connection request
Google alert
From the minute we wake, to the minute we sleep. Distractions, everywhere. Stealing our time, interrupting our thoughts.
Join the race, keep up, respond, respond, respond. Have you seen my email yet?
Just for today, I’m doing something different. I’m choosing space, headroom, focus. Time for me.
The world will keep on turning.
I’ll respond to your [insert as applicable] tomorrow.
Brilliant. (And I fully appreciate the irony of commenting, liking, and sharing this.)
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