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Re:Researchers find IQ scores dropping since the 1970s by hedora on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @10:48AM (#17303583)
I’m pretty sure it is open seating, plus (presumably) you have more experience than you did when you were younger, and get more interrupts.

I’ve found that being sick and bedridden actually improves my productivity by a nice multiple (1.5x?). Being home and healthy gives a 3-4x boost.

The perfomance review scene in the Zero Theorem pretty much summarizes my opinion of open seating.

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Re:Researchers find IQ scores dropping since the 1970s by mieseratte on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @11:23AM (#17303941)
> I’m pretty sure it is open seating, plus (presumably) you have more experience than you did when you were younger, and get more interrupts.

Back in the day, I used to be able to sit down in the comfort and isolation of my room and knock out a good 300 page novel in one sitting. Nowadays, I find I can scarcely make it through a chapter without finding myself distracted, wandering, and reaching for an electronic device.

This become one of the major reasons why I got rid of my cellphone. I found it incredibly disturbing.

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