Interruptions can make your work sluggish: Study

A recent study has suggested that interruptions during work can deteriorate the quality of work besides delaying it.

A recent study carried out by researchers from George Mason University revealed that an interrupted person may not necessarily go back to what it is he or she was last working on as there is an interlude in the train of thought which directly affects the quality of work.

The study found out that an employee can be interrupted as many as six times an hour.

Researchers also found that word count was decreased when the participants were interrupted during the writing phase, compared with when the participants were interrupted during the outlining phase or if the participants weren't interrupted at all.