Constant availability at work keeps attention on constant alert, much like new parent vigilance, draining judgment, focus, ...

Most people know they get distracted online. What they don’t realize is just how much time they’re losing and how often it happens. An alarming productivity crisis could be occurring in offices across ...

Interruptions have always been a reality of work, as meetings, text or chat messages, emails, and conversations with coworkers endlessly fragment our time and thus our attention. As the Covid-19 ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. I’ll never forget the time I was meeting a friend for ...

Virginia high school teacher Joe Clement keeps track of the text messages parents have sent students sitting in his economics and government classes: Clement has a plea for parents: Stop texting your ...

We may not be able to get rid of the constant interruptions in our day, but we can manage them better As Web services automate the work performed by millions of workers, where will these folks go next ...