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handling interruptions
cassienyc | Aug 22 2006
one thing that has seemed to impede my progress with GTD is interruptions - phone calls, people dropping by, or even getting caught by coworkers on the way back from the bathroom, etc. some of the time i am able to simply turn off my phone or shut my office door, but other times it is unavoidable. so, for example, i'll set aside a hour for work, and then smack in the middle of that time someone will come bother me for 10-15 minutes or so, and then i'll find i only have 15 minutes left which is usually not enough time for me to finish what i need to have finished. it's maddening, and the end result is that i end up tacking on an hour or two to my work day just to be able to get my work done. anyone have any advice? how do *you* deal with interruptions? 4 Comments
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I had been printing out...Submitted by emory on August 24, 2006 - 11:25am.
I had been printing out single-serving signs that amount to the same thing (mine says "Very Busy: Please only interupt if an ___ out of 10." I let people use their own judgement. I've found that people who would come over to touch my shoulder or ask "Are you busy?" will instead just send me an email. Which is nice. » POSTED IN:
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