Does this sound familiar?

Jason Fried, CEO of 37Signals, shares that the biggest problem with modern offices is the constant interruptions.

The key to get work done — remove interruptions and distractions.

He recommends the following:

• Shift your collaboration to more passive things – put e-mail, collaborations, etc off until you’re not busy
• Let people manage themselves
• If you send a message and someone doesn’t respond — it’s because they’re busy — let them get back to you when they’re not busy
• Stop imagining everything’s an emergency — there’s rarely any real emergencies in business

Sounds like a lot like folks learning to say, “No.”

What other things have you done to remove distractions at the office?

(HT @stealingsand & Make the Logo Bigger – Photo by seanosh)

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