EP23: Distraction at Work - What to Know, What to Do

Work Dope is a podcast on the messiness, and the potential, of humans, at work. This is a solo episode on the topic of Distraction (and by extension, interruption and attention). Some themes include:

• The Pyramid of Why’s - i.e. why we engage in any new *thing*
• How modifications in one area life bleed into others
• Human biology, evolution, and history as it relates to our tendency towards distraction
• Why daydreaming and “lack of focus” play important roles are SO important to creativity
• Research / statistics on distraction and interruption at work (how things have gotten “worse” in recent years
• The state of Flow, and how it relates to “knowledge work”
• Multitasking myths and truths, and tips for managing all-the-things [with a full-throttled, high quality of experience (even if messy)]

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