> People who manage probably don't need to concentrate as much as the people who create the stuff. That may be true but it's probably more of a case of the dif

> People who manage probably don't need to concentrate as much as the people who create the stuff. That may be true but it's probably more of a case of the difference between the "Maker's Schedule" and the "Manager's Schedule"[1] - i.e. managers probably don't realize how much distractions or interruptions are bad for "maker's" productivity because a manager's day is mostly distractions or interruptions. [1] http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html