Interruption

Cross-source consensus on Interruption from 1 sources and 3 claims.

1 sources · 3 claims

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An interruption requires replacing the mental representation of the current task with a new one. — Attention Span and Digital Distraction
Returning to interrupted work requires rebuilding the previous task representation. — Attention Span and Digital Distraction
The article reports that people take about 25 and a half minutes on average to return to an interrupted task. — Attention Span and Digital Distraction