Studies show that every time you check your phone, email or social feed and then return to your work, this switching from one task to another causes your focus to drop, a phenomena called “attention residue”, as introduced by Cal Newport in his bestselling book “Deep Work”. We tend to excuse this behaviour, as it’s often only a few 5-10 minutes of “taking a break”, but the true cost of it is quite devastating. Now, if you’re wondering why you’re struggling to get things done and why you’re not your most efficient self at the office, then it’s very likely the fault is in the little, “innocent interruptions” of checking email or Facebook at work. How often do you check your email or phone notifications in the midst of doing work? So often it’s embarrassing to count? Yeah, we thought so.
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