We sit down to do some work, then look at email or do this, maybe that, and eventually get back to some work.
The thing is, it takes time for our minds to mentally switch gears. So we might be distracted for 10 minutes, but falling off track took us 5, skimmed for 10, and then we try to pick up where we left off – another five minutes.
20 minutes wasted – and that’s on a light scale.
What happens if the skim time doubles? Or tripled?
Or if it happens to the doctor about to perform surgery?
Distractions happen, but if we’re aware of them, we can start to become distracted less and less
Giving us more time to work towards our goals.
Joe DiAndrea 