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The key is to separate the important from the unimportant, and to be willing to sacrifice the latter. If you need to devote attention and energy to a task, multitasking can seriously damage your ability to do your best work. Some sources even suggest that it temporarily lowers IQ. Professor Csikszentmihalyi says that distractions over 2 minutes tend to take us out of flow.

All the right gates are open and closed, with just the right amount of neurotransmitters firing to keep you focused. You can turn off the automatic interruption machines built into your computer and your day, like email or anything else that pulls your attention away. As he points out, email is almost designed to be addictive. Once you see a message, your brain compels you find out what it says.

He blogs here and tweets at scottcrab. If you want to get a rat addicted to pushing a button, feed it only some of the times it does, and occasionally give it a jackpot. That's what email does to us. But you just keep pressing, you keep checking. Turn it off and give yourself time to focus. To do your best work. To get into flow.

While Crabtree is a big proponent of working in silence, citing several studies showing that it is the most productive environment for the average person, he understands that this is simply not possible in most places. The other major component of flowing toward goals is coping well with stress and anxiety.

A huge difference between happy people and unhappy people is how they cope. People are either too self-conscious or too busy. But this self-care can make or break productivity too. Speaking to someone who you know cares and has compassion for you is vital. This is another pointer for managers of reports who may be anxious or burned out. A common strategy is to try to get the person to open up, share roadblocks, express what is bothering them.

This is a major argument for cultivating authentic relationships at work where everyone feels appreciated and safe. Sounds easy right? The response he often gets to this technique is that no one has time to sit and breathe with their eyes closed at work. Do what I call a breath. Breathe in as much as you can for a count of four, hold for a count of six, and breathe out for a count of eight.

Whatever pops into your mind let that thought go and focus on how that breath feels wherever you feel it. When you exhale, you will feel different. It will have shifted your mindset. Meditation manages stress and empowers what Crabtree calls the inner CEO, the part of the brain that's involved with all executive functions — paying attention, making decisions, initiating good actions, and inhibiting inappropriate behaviors.

If you've ever started an email to your boss with 'dear idiot' and not sent it, you have your prefrontal cortex to thank. Meditation adds neurons to your prefrontal cortex. This brain health is then turbo-boosted by exercise. The way the brain works, when you focus on one thing, you suppress input from other things. There are times when unpleasant things need your attention, but there a lot of times when you have a choice.

Take, for example, the personalities of the people on your team. You might like all of them except for one who really drives you crazy. If someone has an idea and they get positive feedback, that strengthens the bond between those two people.

Then, when those ideas get recognized, the person starts to feel safe, lets down their guard, and is in even better shape to offer more. People are constantly shifting degrees between feeling safe and being in fight-or-flight mode at work. This is where we see data showing that people have better ideas because they're happier. Oh well. Earl Bennett, Chicago Bears. Bennett had a fine return to action a few weeks ago, catching five passes for 95 yards and a touchdown.

With that kind of production, wouldn't you think that Jay Cutler will look his way early and often? The Lions have a good defense, but it has some holes. Bennett is the kind of receiver to exploit them.

At the least, he'll catch a lot of passes this week. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Your sports.