Why Tracking Distractions Can Improve Focus Research suggests that people spend approximately 30 40% of their workday dealing with distractions, including email notifications, social media updates, and chatty coworkers.
However, constant task switching and attention diversion are not just the result of being "distracted" or "impatient. " Fundamental psychological and neurological factors come into play.
Understanding Distractions in Focus Distractions take many forms: internal (mental wandering) and external (phone notifications), task oriented (switching between tasks) and person oriented (interacting with others).