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Interruptions & Focus

Overhead view of a cluttered office desk showing five abandoned tasks: an unfinished email on a laptop, a paper titled 'Backlog Report_FINAL_v87' with a pen trailing off mid-sentence, a rotary phone with a half-dialed number, a cold cup of coffee, and a sticky note reading 'Call back Ma—' cut off mid-word. A small sign in the center reads 'Progress?' and an empty chair sits pushed back from the desk.

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Why Multitasking Hurts Productivity (and What To Do About It)

Craig Szelestowski: December 12, 2025

Multitasking looks impressive - juggling emails, meetings, and deliverables - but it’s a productivity illusion. What we’re really doing is...

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