Tip

This might sound like “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em,” but practice using those small pieces of time—seven or eight minutes—differently. Try really focusing on one task for those short minutes rather than snarfing up some surface information or hurried task. Just stop! It’s only for seven or eight minutes. Focused people can find those short sprints of time productive, satisfying, and even relaxing if there is a calm focus rather than frenetic effort.