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Subject:Re: Goofing off on the job? From:Marsha Wolicki <cmawta%taux01 -dot- nsc -dot- com -at- HARVUNXW -dot- BITNET> Date:Wed, 5 Oct 1994 09:20:08 IST
. . .
> I often find it difficult to keep my mind on my work when spending long hours
in
> front of the computer.
> Can anyone suggest tips for improving concentration?
. . .
I work the same hours you do.
Sometimes switching the kind of material helps concentration. Some aspects of my
work
are more automatic than others.
For example, I may do formatting and graphic corrections as a rest from editing
difficult text and structure analysis.
