An email pops up on your screen. It’s a client sharing a project update. A Slack message appears. It’s your boss asking a question. A text alert beeps. A colleague wants to know if you will be ...

Interruptions at work are frequently blamed for a lack of focus and productivity. Email, instant messaging, phone calls, and texts, are just a few ways to interrupt someone engrossed in a task. Each ...

The modern worker lives in what is almost a constant state of being interrupted. According to researchers at University of California, Irvine, workers are interrupted every 11 minutes–and only resume ...