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 attending a meeting.

Sound familiar? People are increasingly besieged at work by interruptions through email, messaging apps, social media, and in-person encounters.

Interruptions can impair performance in a number of ways, causing lower productivity, more errors, and poorer work quality.

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