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Why you can't get any work done

Posted by mwelch July 25, 2007 11:45 AM

Source: BusinessWeek

American businesses lose an estimated $650 billion a year through workplace distractions. One researcher says "work-related distractions like e-mail, company crises, and interruptions by co-workers are so common that 46 percent of business leaders arrive at work early in search of solitude." I find working at home to be a good antidote, as well as not keeping email and IM on all the time. Along with the foibles of coworkers, what are the worst distractions? They include over-communication, email, unnecessary meetings, and don't forget those business lunches and birthday celebrations.

Related:
Going post-geographic
Ditch your email
ADD 'R Us
Attention deficit disorder
The No A**holes Rule

http://www.businessweek.com/careers/content/jul2007/ca20070719_880333.htm?chan=careers_careers+index+page_top+stories

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