Ask direct questions. Instead of throwing out questions just so you can insert your own judgement, ask bigger, better questions. Avoid asking questions which will be answered with an easy Yes or No.
Sit in silence for a couple of minutes a day. We don’t have to do a long meditation, because that might be a little too intimidating. You don’t have to sit cross-legged. You don’t have to close your eyes.
Do a 5-minute daily review at your desk at the top of the day. Before you allow work, or from your desk reception before you wrap things up for the day (or night!), pause minutes. Write down what you accomplished in a quick, bulleted list. Write down what you didn’t accomplish that you had hoped to, and what stopped you. Don’t beat yourself up for your failures, just notice, if you can, what caused you to get off track. And notice how much you did accomplish. This type of evaluation is a way to help your brain focus on the positive and will help you to become more aware of the things that tend to derail you or distract you from prolific work.
Pause before you answer or reply to people. Train yourself to concentrate well, by giving yourself time to think of your response therein pause, not while the opposite person is talking.
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