Paying attention in the workplace

Not surprising - from the Beeb:

Losing focus: Why tech is getting in the way of work
Before you read this article I want to ask you a simple question.

Have I got your full attention?

Probably not. And that's especially true if you are looking at this in your office.

Finding focus is a something almost everyone has to deal with. And research figures in the US show that in the workplace we are having more and more trouble keeping both internal and external stimuli at bay.

Blame it on technology.

A bit more:

"Back in 2004 we followed American information workers around with stopwatches and timed every action," she says.

"They switched their attention every three minutes on average. In 2012, we found that the time spent on one computer screen before switching to another computer screen was one minute 15 seconds.

"By the summer of 2014 it was an average of 59.5 seconds."

This is something near and dear to my heart and I would like to take a few minutes to write my thoughts about...

Oh look! A Squirrel

Seriously though - if this is an issue in your work environment, check out The Pomodoro Technique although I prefer a digital kitchen timer - it is dead quiet - no ticking.