Constant interruptions reduce productivity and increase stress, and distractions tend to lead to interruptions.  The average time working on a task before being interrupted is 13 minutes, and it takes close to a half hour to get back to the same task. Once back to the task, it takes 15 minutes to get back into the same level of intense concentration, and errors increase. How would you assess your ability to avoid interruptions and distractions?

Let’s face it, just about all of us procrastinate at times, but 25% of us identify as chronic offenders, and for college students it may be as high as 70 percent. When you procrastinate, you prioritize badly and leave important things not done. Postponing or not making decisions or not taking action can be costly.