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  Vitamin-R Icon   A. Four Simple Steps to Improved Focus
 

Using Vitamin-R is as simple as can be, requiring only four steps to begin realizing the benefits the application has to offer. If you’re in a hurry to get started with Vitamin-R, this quick walk-through can help.

1. Define Objective

What is it you want to accomplish right now? Be specific and realistic to create an objective that can easily be accomplished within the time-frame you have in mind.

2. Eliminate Distractions

Vitamin-R allows you to eliminate “virtual” distractions by hiding or quitting any and all applications not required to complete the objective you have set for yourself. As any Twitter addict knows, social media services can be a huge detriment to productivity, as can games, movies, music, and e-books. Removing these distractions from the productivity equation will do much to help you focus on the productivity application(s) required to complete your objective. See Establish Your Productivity Bubble for more information.

3. Define Duration

Drag the slider to specify the amount of time you plan to invest in accomplishing the objective you have defined. Again, be realistic. See Time Slice Duration for more information.

4. Evaluate Your Performance

When a time slice ends, you have the opportunity to add some useful information to the logs Vitamin-R creates automatically for each time slice. You may rate your focus level, mark the time slice as an overall success, and mark the objective as completed. Vitamin-R logs contain the following information, stored as a Rich Text Format file: Objective, tags, time-frame, duration, completion status, and concentration level. See Productivity Logging & Analysis for more information.

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