“I didn’t have time”: often the time was there; it was attention that got fragmented.
Emails arrive uninvited, the phone buzzes, a colleague “just has a question”—and we ourselves reach for a screen as soon as a task gets difficult. The good news: we can close the door that lets these focus thieves in. This module teaches you to choose when, by whom, and by what you are interrupted, and your mornings become yours again.
~20 min at your own paceKey skill: Managing Attention and InterruptionsAvailable in FR + ENNo prerequisites
What you’ll take away
- the routine of fixed times to check your email, closed the rest of the time
- settings that let through only the people and topics you choose
- a three-option reply to “Got 5 minutes?”, from a clear yes to a no without explanation
Who it’s for
Anyone who wants to get real focus time back and choose what they give their time to.
Learning objectives
- Take back control of your inbox: send less, write clearly, and check it at fixed times.
- Delegate sorting, summarizing, and drafting emails to AI, but decide and send them yourself.
- Diagnose your interruptions over one week, then filter notifications and requests by choosing who can interrupt you.
- Handle an interruption with the three-option protocol: answer, arrange a time to talk, or decline without explanation.
How does this module work?
The steps of the Adaptive module.
- Self-assessmentOn nine dimensions, to gauge current habits and guide the practice.
- Expert videoA ~10 min video with three pauses for reflection.
- Practice scenariosThe first two scenarios chosen from the self-assessment, then sixteen more, optional. Every answer gets feedback: what it leads to, and one way to improve.
- Dated commitmentOne action to try, written by the learner or chosen from the suggestions.
- Memo to downloadKey takeaways, questions, commitment, personal notes, and checklists.
Duration: ~20 min. Excluding bonus practice scenarios and optional in-depth content.
