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Re:...was granted a divorce because he was constantly workin... by BlackDeath3 on Friday February 14, 2014 @03:00PM (#7240662)
"But I just had a quick question! It will only take two seconds of your time!"

To me, the real problem is that a lot of people don't understand that the duration of the interrupting event itself is often the lesser of the distractions. The fifteen minutes I have to spend getting my head back on-track afterward is the real pain-in-the-ass, and what are the chances that those fifteen minutes go uninterrupted?

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Re:...was granted a divorce because he was constantly workin... by danielweber on Saturday February 15, 2014 @12:11PM (#7244383)
That's why you go into another room and lock the door.
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Re:...was granted a divorce because he was constantly workin... by BlackDeath3 on Monday February 17, 2014 @03:14PM (#7254205)
That doesn't solve every problem, but it helps.
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Re:...was granted a divorce because he was constantly workin... by lutusp on Friday February 14, 2014 @03:40PM (#7240859)
Promises, promises. In my experience, women produce very few actual two-second interruptions.

EDIT: Hey downvoters -- I did say "in my experience". I'm not making a statement about all women.

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Re:...was granted a divorce because he was constantly workin... by LnxPrgr3 on Friday February 14, 2014 @03:58PM (#7240947)
True for men too. If someone has a "quick question" where I work, I might as well block off the next hour.
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Re:...was granted a divorce because he was constantly workin... by lutusp on Friday February 14, 2014 @04:01PM (#7240970)
> True for men too.

Yes, absolutely, and notwithstanding the popular myth that men are more taciturn than women.

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