{"id":130509,"date":"2016-04-28T17:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T23:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/04\/28\/do-interruptions-actually-improve-productivity.html"},"modified":"2016-05-02T18:00:28","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T00:00:28","slug":"do-interruptions-actually-improve-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/04\/28\/do-interruptions-actually-improve-productivity.html","title":{"rendered":"Do interruptions actually improve productivity?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which makes me wonder once again about the current &quot;open office&quot; fad (something I haven&#39;t minded, but which seems to drive some folk crazy).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"sm2wp\"><p>\n<a style='display:inline;' href='http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3059022\/your-most-productive-self\/everything-you-think-you-know-about-interruptions-is-wrong'><br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/JFKPwxYTVgHGydw9IkHiGr7Lz0ithuUdNcZy_uQBw21-vgZTR4ZSP-DyyiobgGJtxxCxdca0YK6GE2j3A6p38kWCf5sp7qyVHtE3KIXSzcH3WMb15xh5Sd8HPBKLs2byhNcAsXUVV0uxKiKwVCL5vzUunxXEHGW2AnUbaSL3ZtlHCPRgIi436M76bCM_74B2RoiVCs11LD_thWltVo6IJvMRECr1ExzIWGStm8QRzdk4iG6B61K6u50ElJ5v9GvQn2hL2CbtamMUuLZJAw0oMjnw=w506-h910' border='0' style='max-width:650px;'\/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<span style='font-size:large;'><a href='http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3059022\/your-most-productive-self\/everything-you-think-you-know-about-interruptions-is-wrong'>Everything You Think You Know About Interruptions Is Wrong<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nContrary to popular belief, interruptions have been shown to improve productivity, not impede it.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style='font-size:small;'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+DaveHill47\/posts\/ZTVfcjukGXr'>View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which makes me wonder once again about the current &quot;open office&quot; fad (something I haven&#39;t minded, but which seems to drive some folk crazy). Everything You Think You Know About Interruptions Is Wrong Contrary to popular belief, interruptions have been shown to improve productivity, not impede it. 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