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It's hard to take these articles seriously. Do these psychologists think that the average person's issue is they get distracted 60 times a day on their weekends

It's hard to take these articles seriously. Do these psychologists think that the average person's issue is they get distracted 60 times a day on their weekends? Who cares about that??? My problem is that I get interrupted 160 times a day in my workplace!!! How do these suggestions help me in my workplace? Shall I tell my boss that I can't reply his email right now because I am counting back in sevens from 1000 or what???

erikpukinskis 8y ago
Tell your boss you check email three times a day, in the morning, after lunch, and before leaving work. And if she/he has something urgent to please slack you directly. If necessary create a filter that lets people add an #urgent tag to the subject that sends you a notification. Then turn off email and slack notifications for all but the rooms centered on things you are directly responsible for. Police those groups so they are only critical isssues that the whole team should be addressing. Create a second channel for casual discussion if need be. I don’t know... maybe none of these work but just try something. If you can’t change anything at least keep a log of all your interruptions and the general category of issue, so that you can talk about it with your boss in an informed way at your next 1 on 1.
floatrock 8y ago
> Shall I tell my boss that I can't reply his email right now because I am counting back in sevens from 1000 or what??? Pretty much. You can turn Slack onto Do Not Disturb and establish a culture of deep focus where your coworkers understand you're in the middle of something and you're signaling that you're not going to get back to them right away because you're in the zone. As with anything culture-building, it does take some conversations to discuss what you're trying to do and why you're doing it. And you don't do those in slack.
watwut 8y ago
Yes you should tell that. If you cant, then it really sounds like horribly ineffective and toxic workplace.

erikpukinskis 8y ago

Tell your boss you check email three times a day, in the morning, after lunch, and before leaving work. And if she/he has something urgent to please slack you directly. If necessary create a filter that lets people add an #urgent tag to the subject that sends you a notification. Then turn off email and slack notifications for all but the rooms centered on things you are directly responsible for. Police those groups so they are only critical isssues that the whole team should be addressing. Create a second channel for casual discussion if need be. I don’t know... maybe none of these work but just try something. If you can’t change anything at least keep a log of all your interruptions and the general category of issue, so that you can talk about it with your boss in an informed way at your next 1 on 1.

floatrock 8y ago

> Shall I tell my boss that I can't reply his email right now because I am counting back in sevens from 1000 or what??? Pretty much. You can turn Slack onto Do Not Disturb and establish a culture of deep focus where your coworkers understand you're in the middle of something and you're signaling that you're not going to get back to them right away because you're in the zone. As with anything culture-building, it does take some conversations to discuss what you're trying to do and why you're doing it. And you don't do those in slack.

watwut 8y ago

Yes you should tell that. If you cant, then it really sounds like horribly ineffective and toxic workplace.