This is great stuff. I've always said that open offices, non-linear cascades of messages, and task-switching are bad news for getting real work done. What is missing from Newport's ideas in this piece is that a great many people WANT to be distracted, because it's easier than doing real work.

This is great stuff. I've always said that open offices, non-linear cascades of messages, and task-switching are bad news for getting real work done. What is missing from Newport's ideas in this piece is that a great many people WANT to be distracted, because it's easier than doing real work.

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