A Study by Time Magazine on everyday interruptions reveals the following interesting findings:
Researchers studying a random sample of office workers and found they got an average of just 11 minutes clear time to a project before being distracted by an e-mail, phone call or verbal interruption from a manager or colleague.
It also found interruptions now took up an average of 2.1 hours of every working day, or 28 per cent of the average person’s nine-to-five schedule, including the time to recover your train of thought following an interruption.
It took an average of 25 minutes to return to a task after being disturbed, according to the magazine.
Via: Management-Issues
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