My favourite is to explain interruptions of any kind are like teleporting me 1 hour away. You may have "just a quick question", but as soon as you walk away I n

My favourite is to explain interruptions of any kind are like teleporting me 1 hour away. You may have "just a quick question", but as soon as you walk away I now need an hour to travel back to get to where I was. For some people it's much shorter, but I find saying 1 hour gets the point across. Otherwise folks may think "bah, it only takes them 15 minute... I think it's worth interrupting him". Bottom line: we need to teach awareness to those who are ignorant, set boundaries, and defend those boundaries once they are set. Otherwise you are dealing with disrespect. I can tolerate many things, but I do not, and will not, tolerate disrespect.