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Interruptions : A $588 Billion/Year Loss (only in U.S.)
A task that's interrupted can
- Take 50% longer
- Have 50% more mistakes
Even though, getting into the focused state takes a while but once we are in it, the productive flow is really enjoyable & fulfilling!
DID YOU KNOW?!?
* A "Got a minute?" (or interruption), on average takes 23 mins. to get back to the original task & another 30 mins. to return to the fully productive flow state.
* Frequent task switching also known to significantly increase stress levels (vs. single handling).
* According to Basex Research, interruptions costs the U.S. Economy $588 Billion a year in lost productivity!
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Your Focus is Ultimate Priority!
Frequent interruptions can rarely get you to enter a fulfilling & enjoyable state of productive flow!
Therefore, Highly productive people always guard themselves against interruptions as they know the importance of working in uninterrupted blocks of time for a focused productive flow!
If somebody wants to interrupt when you are in a productive flow, you could ask them to use this rule of thumb:
"Is what you have to share, so urgent & important that it's worth erasing all the work I've done in the past hour?!?"
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