And the Most Common Interruption at the Office is...
Co-workers! If you guessed that you get interrupted more by colleagues than any other distraction, you are correct.
They represent more distractions than emails or phone calls which are easier to ignore at your desk than a visitor, says a study from the journal Organization Studies.
Although the interruption may only last a few minutes, it certainly pecks away at your concentration.
As for strategies to combat distractions, per a Wall Street Journal piece, some people wear headphones while other create a barrier.
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