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This is just bad news all around (Hat tip: LifeHacker).

If you’re running a business in your spare time, this is probably something you’re going to get a lot, primarily because few people will respect it as “real work”

My strategies - I have a door to my office, and I close it when I really need to focus. My kids slowly but surely are learning to avoid opening it unless something important is going on.

My wife is less accepting of this concept Luckily, she has her own things, so she doesn’t interrupt me all that often.

Also, I will often get up at 5 am or 7 am, and get in 1 - 4 hours of interruption free work on the weekends, or 1 - 2 hours on weekdays.

When I’m struggling with a difficult problem at the office, I’ll either move into a conference room, or put a Do Not Disturb sign on my cube door. I rarely remember to turn off my cellphone, though.

New topic for the PicoBusiness Forum - What strategies do you use to keep interruptions at bay?

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