{"id":4069,"date":"2021-12-16T08:37:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T07:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/16\/distraction-disaster-notifications-are-ruining-our-concentration-heres-how-to-escape-them\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T08:37:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T07:37:12","slug":"distraction-disaster-notifications-are-ruining-our-concentration-heres-how-to-escape-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/16\/distraction-disaster-notifications-are-ruining-our-concentration-heres-how-to-escape-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Distraction disaster! Notifications are ruining our concentration \u2013 here\u2019s how to escape them"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether socialising with friends or completing a difficult task, a ping on your phone can destroy the moment. It is time to address the constant stream of interruptions<\/p>\n

Joanie (not her real name), a clinical psychologist who lives in London, has three work laptops. This is not uncommon when you\u2019re spread across different NHS services. Sometimes, she feels like the 1980s synth supremo Paul Hardcastle<\/a>, who used to dart between keyboards when performing on Top of the Pops. Except that he wasn\u2019t always rudely interrupted by random notifications. \u201cWhen I log on to one laptop,\u201d she says, \u201cthis automatic thing comes on called Netpresenter player. It\u2019s a ticker tape, like one of those bus-stop ads that keeps moving.\u201d<\/p>\n

She quits it, because she needs to concentrate on writing up notes before her next meeting. But it keeps coming back with annoying notifications. \u201cI\u2019ve been in the middle of a session and it\u2019s started playing music and a video \u2013 usually things like, \u2018Don\u2019t forget to wash your hands properly\u2019, or, \u2018Hey, we\u2019re all meeting for a webinar in half an hour about staff wellbeing.\u2019\u201d Joanie says her wellbeing would improve if it was easier to get her work done.<\/p>\n

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\nWhether socialising with friends or completing a difficult task, a ping on your phone can destroy the moment. It is time to address the constant stream of interruptions
\nJoanie (not her real name), a clinical psychologist who lives in London, has three work laptops. This is not uncommon when you\u2019re spread across different NHS services. Sometimes, she feels like the 1980s synth supremo Paul Hardcastle, who used to dart between keyboards when performing on Top of the Pops. Except that he wasn\u2019t always rudely interrupted by random notifications. \u201cWhen I log on to one laptop,\u201d she says, \u201cthis automatic thing comes on called Netpresenter player. It\u2019s a ticker tape, like one of those bus-stop ads that keeps moving.\u201d
\nShe quits it, because she needs to concentrate on writing up notes before her next meeting. But it keeps coming back with annoying notifications. \u201cI\u2019ve been in the middle of a session and it\u2019s started playing music and a video \u2013 usually things like, \u2018Don\u2019t forget to wash your hands properly\u2019, or, \u2018Hey, we\u2019re all meeting for a webinar in half an hour about staff wellbeing.\u2019\u201d Joanie says her wellbeing would improve if it was easier to get her work done. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whether socialising with friends or completing a difficult task, a ping on your phone can destroy the moment. It is time to address the constant stream of interruptions Joanie (not her real name), a clinical psychologist who lives in London, has three work laptops. This is not uncommon when you\u2019re spread across different NHS services. …<\/p>\n

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