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By Anslem Samuel | Published April 18, 2011 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

DON’T LET OTHERS DISTRACT YOU FROM YOUR TASK Blaming others for coming up short on a project is a poor excuse. It’s like someone saying they couldn’t get to work on time because their roommate didn’t wake them up that morning. You are responsible for you and regardless of whether or not someone in the next cubicle talks on the phone all day or plays their music too loud, “You don’t let them distract you from what you got to do,” says Lil Jon. Coming in early, staying late or using headphones to block people out are all options for staying focused. At the end of the day, most bosses don’t care how the work gets done as long as it’s on time and in good shape. Your noisy cube mate may be behind on work but that doesn’t mean you have to.

DON’T LET OTHERS DISTRACT YOU FROM YOUR TASK Blaming others for coming up short…

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