<p>Work Dope is a podcast on the messiness, and the potential, of humans, at work. This is a solo episode on the topic of Distraction (and by extension, interruption and attention). Some themes include:</p><ul><li>The Pyramid of Why’s - i.e. why we engage in any new *thing*</li><li>How modifications in one area life bleed into others</li><li>Human biology, evolution, and history as it relates to our tendency towards distraction</li><li>Why daydreaming and “lack of focus” play important roles are SO important to creativity</li><li>Research / statistics on distraction and interruption at work (how things have gotten “worse” in recent years</li><li>The state of Flow, and how it relates to “knowledge work”</li><li>Multitasking myths and truths, and tips for managing all-the-things [with a full-throttled, high quality of experience (even if messy)]</li></ul><p>I hope you enjoy this episode and, if you do, please leave a review on iTunes, or whatever platform you use for podcasts.</p><p><br/><br/></p>