The Mind Tools editorial team offers the 10 most common distractions faced at work and examines strategies for managing or eliminating them. Implementing these measures should mean that you, and your team members, get more done.
Source: Mind Tools, August 2, 2016 via newsletter.
Dr. Gloria Mark, Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, says that distractions such as these are both stressful and costly. She has found that it takes an average of 23 minutes for a person to fully regain his or her focus on a task after being distracted.
INSIGHTS: Tip from article: Research suggests that you can improve your performance and general time management by acknowledging that some distractions are inevitable and preparing for them.