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How to avoid going off at tangents

July 5, 2011 · by Karenmca | in Getting things done, Miscellany, On Writing | tagged concentration, distraction, lists, organisation, organization, Writing, Writing advice | 22 Comments

In a long, extended project like a doctoral dissertation, it’s all too easy to allow ourselves to get distracted, both by potentially interesting research ideas, and by humdrum everyday interruptions.

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