Sentences with phrase «distract from time»

Does the sales office manager have outside responsibilities that may distract from their time devoted to managing and developing their agents?

But having your work so close at hand can distract from time spent with your family.

By wanting his paintings «to take you toward, not away,» Goldberg rejects spectacle, entertainment, anything that tries to distract you from time passing, everyday life, and mortality.

There are some wonderful little side quests that distract you from time to time as well.

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I have also found that tools from Google offer extensions called StayFocusd and Bock Site that can block chosen Chrome websites for specific periods of time, so you don't get distracted.

On the other hand, your phone can distract you from important meetings, throw you off your groove and suck up time you could've used for more productive tasks.

It's important to consider the time and effort these things may take and if they may distract from my overall goals.

I'm a big fan of binge watching movies and TV on my flights, which keeps me distracted from turbulence and helps pass the time.

Other times, tech might distract you from important tasks, spending quality time with loved ones or activities that would serve your best interests.

Start being more focused: If you want to succeed, you have to stop being distracted by everything around you and be more focused in what you want to achieve, your distractions are wasting your time, and keeping from being focused.

(Later, I tried out an online practice tool that Camp is making available to clients: I took the role of a computer programmer strategizing to get a raise, picking from multiple choices the best way to phrase, frame, and time my interactions with a distracted boss.

In our blaring, always - on society, there's plenty to distract us from the body's silent signal that it's time to shut down and recharge.

But these meetings consume precious time and can distract you from the main goal.

It took too much time to track and record spending, distracting directors from the organization's core mission.

It seemed like The Eiffel Tower or Paris» finest restaurants werent enough to distract them from a brilliant idea trapped under the grey clouds, because next thing you know, these two «uber» kids were already brainstorming, thinking about ways to solve this global issue of finding cars at the right place, on the right time.

Our focus must be on addressing the root cause of this problem in America, rather than wasting time on false and irresponsible claims designed to distract us from the real issues.

In every single Synagogue since the beginning of Time, Women and Men are separated in their seating arrangements so that they do NOT distract each others» attentions from their prayer in the temple.

He would also have criticized those rich and those not rich who spend so much time focusing on their material station in this life, on what they have or don't have, because it distracts from one's spiritual path.

It drains the body (just stick with it, and you'll find out big time when you're older), leaves you nothing to give the one you love, and distracts you from the important business of life.

The actor told The New York Times he doesn't want his looks to distract from the movie, but, «If the message of Jesus was love, hope and compassion, and I can bring that to more people by being a more appealing Jesus, I am happy with that.»

To cause contention & distract us from spending time with what is really important to the WORLD right now, because If America falls in the hands of the progressives, & be com a socialist country, we are all in trouble!

(At that time the right complained that he was merely trying to distract the American public from his impeachment with boogeyman stories about terrorists.)

But Martha was so distracted by all the preparations, that she spent her time going from room to room, sweeping the floors, testing the soup, checking the bread, stoking the fire, setting the table and on and on.

At times your memory of questions raised and arguments engaged in seminary may distract you from the church's mission and purpose.

There were promises of vegan chocolate, and so Aaron rushed home from his end - of - day meeting, we took the dogs on a quick walk around the block and distracted them with treats (Truth: I bribe them with treats every time I leave, even if it's for 5 minutes.

We went to have some family bonding time and distract them from a health issue one of them has been dealing with over the past year.

Still other times, like today, it's as simple as a bowl of fragrant bananas, distracting me from my other projects, summoning me to make something with them.

Technology is too distracting and takes away from those few moments we have each day to really connect as a family, especially during the most hectic time of the year.

That just means we spend more on kids and less on top talent, the kids then drop in performances and fail to hit their potential, I am guessing because they are not growing up in the head by the time they have bucket loads of cash to throw around and distracts them from what is important.

This team, the one that rose out of the depths of the deepest, stinkiest compost pile, that was cobbled together and reinvented itself several times over, was the one in place for a city that needed something to distract itself from Hurricane Harvey.

It seems clear to me that every time Mourinho comes up with one of these attacks, on Wenger, Arsenal, officials, other teams, his own players, the medical staff or whoever is in the firing line, it distracts the football media from some other problem.

First, discovered infidelity; if my partner is cheating on me and I have no clue, while it may distract him and perhaps keep him from spending time with me / family, that may be unhappy and yes, it may take a toll — disappointment, resentment, etc. — but it's hardly abuse because I am not aware anything's going on.

Now that my daughter is 12 months old, if she is hungry 30 minutes before meal time, I distract her to keep her from snacking and spoiling her meal.

If you're not sticking nearby, check in from time to time to make sure your teen isn't distracted by a text message conversation or simply staring off into space.

Only two contractions right before my babies head crowned were intense enough to distract me from my bliss at which time my Doula looked me straight in the eyes and simply said «look at me» as she took a deep breath and I followed her cue.

Grant that independence, but check in from time to time to make sure that your teen hasn't gotten distracted.

Of course all the accepting and distracting in the world won't stop you from jumping in fear every time you spot your toddler teetering off the edge of a window sill or hanging from the chandelier.

Clearly, there will be times when we as parents need to be distracted or otherwise disengaged from our children.

Follow similar procedure with an older child, either by removing him or her from the activity, distracting him or her with something quieter such as a story hour or a snack or calling a «time out» period.

They put some thought into it before shooting (though not enough: I do wish they'd taken the time to remove the distracting green bag from within the scene).

This doesn't mean that the mom can't encourage or distract the child during a feeding time to dissuade the child from nursing.

I grabbed my phone and sat up in bed timing them and trying to distract myself from the slight anxiety that started to creep in.

If your baby tends to get fussy during tummy time, the mirror might help distract her from the fact that she's stuck on her belly.

From the time that they are very young, they can tell when adults are preoccupied, distracted or not listening.

At this early stage, play time can easily distract her from remembering to use the big girl potty before it's too late.

It's the pointless tattling that gets under mom's nerves because it most likely distracted her from a really important chore that she was finally getting some time to get done.

We most notice times of the day when we're avoiding our baby's emotions by «shhhing» them, feeding them when they aren't hungry, or waving a toy in front of their face to distract them from the upset.

The most common complaint I get from my friends is that the teachers are always distracted, to put it nicely, and that their children are having to do more and more homework since there wasn't enough time at school to get it all done.

Leading meetings was usually a challenge as the boys would frequently distract us from the group discussion and at times their behavior was noisy and disruptive.

Less stuff meant less time spent organising, cleaning, and being distracted from what was really important.