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This! The very cost of an interruption for the person who is interrupted is often under-evaluated. It is very high form some types of activities and brains, a
by natmaka 6y ago
This! The very cost of an interruption for the person who is interrupted is often under-evaluated.
It is very high form some types of activities and brains, and even higher if the interruption is raised (!) after a long work session, as the interrupted has to 'swap out his context' (what he was thinking), tackle the question, then 'swap in his previous context' before resuming.
https://www.perpetual-beta.org/weblog/leave-me-alone.html https://www.perpetual-beta.org/weblog/leave-me-alone.html
"The average lost time is 23 minutes per major interruption ((...)) For developers, it is far worse" https://www.brightdevelopers.com/the-cost-of-interruption-for-software-developers/ https://www.brightdevelopers.com/the-cost-of-interruption-fo...