If you are like me, you probably have to do a lot of research online. It can get very distracting! For example, this morning I came across this site on The Worst Jobs in History, thanks to a blog I read, Work at Home Revolution. It really has nothing to do with anything, it´s just a fun site . . . and StumbleUpon can be a really fun way to waste time as well!

For me, the best way to deal with sites that are interesting, but not useful to my work is to bookmark them. I use Google Bookmarks. You can set up your own folders, so I have a folder marked “to read”. There are also folders for my main blogs and sites as well, so if I am working on an article about progesterone and happen to come across something interesting for my wedding blog, I just save it into that bookmark folder. The next time I need inspiration for a blog post, I have info at hand.

You can also try using Google Notebook, although I find it a bit unwieldy. You just highlight the text on the website and save it right into the notebook. If you come across three or four articles that have information you would like to save, just grab the needed parts. This means you need to read the article though, in order to decide what to clip.

So, how do you maintain your focus when doing work related stuff online? Everyone has different methods and I would love to hear yours, just leave a comment.

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