Many years ago, while working on her Ph.D. thesis, a friend of Seth Godin’s discovered Tetris, the classic tile-matching game that is known to be rather addictive. Needless to say, it was a lot more fun for Godin’s friend to move around Tetris blocks than to write her thesis. Even though it felt to her that she dedicated only an acceptable amount of time to the game every day, it ended up delaying her doctorate by six months.

The problem here, Godin points out, is that we are “using precisely the same device to do our work as we are to distract ourselves from our work.” Godin’s solution: Use your computer for work only, and use a second device, such as a tablet, for distractions.

Read today’s nugget to learn how to avoid getting distracted from work yourself!