If you're heading back to the office after working from home, you may re-encounter interruptions you've not experienced for 18 months: The family pet is replaced by chatty coworkers who stop at your desk to say hi.
Economics & Business
Aug 31, 2021
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It comes as no surprise that being interrupted at work by other people can have negative effects, like lowered productivity. But a study shows an upside to these interruptions at work: increased feelings of belonging.
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2021
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With some offices set to reopen as restrictions ease, more of us may soon be working from somewhere other than the kitchen table. While a return to the office may sound thrilling for some, this isn't going to be the case ...
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2021
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We all know that unpleasant feeling when we're talking about something interesting and halfway through our sentence we're interup – "Wait, what's for dinner?" – pted.
Social Sciences
May 2, 2018
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Is there any worse time to be interrupted than right now? Regardless of what we're doing or the nature of the interruption, we often feel as if we have no time to spare at the moment. According to a new study in the Journal ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2015
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Modern office workers are expected to multitask regularly, often juggling multiple projects and priorities over the course of a day. Studies have shown that the typical employee in an office environment is interrupted up ...
Social Sciences
Jul 14, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A researcher from Murdoch University's Audience Labs suggests economically pinched news outlets should take advantage of positive attitudes to online TV ads as a better way to balance the books.
Economics & Business
Jun 10, 2013
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Working mothers are two-and-a-half times as likely as working fathers to interrupt their sleep to take care of others.
Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2010
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A computer model called SIMONE, for Simulator for Interruptions and Message Overload in Network Environments described in the latest issue of the International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, could help solve ...
Computer Sciences
Mar 6, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Is the communication in your relationship a little frosty? It may be the little things you're not doing in daily routines are playing a part, says researcher Leanne Knobloch. Things like forgetting to walk ...
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Feb 9, 2009
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