The Cost of Interrupted Work: More Speed and Stress
A University of California study found that after each interruption it takes over 23 minutes to refocus.
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Cognitive control in media multitaskers
Chronic multitaskers perform worse on core multitasking skills: memory management, cognitive filtering and task switching, likely due to their inability to filter irrelevant stimuli.
A Plan for Managing (Constant) Interruptions at Work
Interruptions are a fact of organizational life and endlessly fragment our time and thus our attention. Our brains find it difficult to switch attention between tasks…