Which digital distraction is biggest?

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Getting Things Done has become an industry in its own right – as have the zillions of productivity blogs that have popped up to grab our interest. It is easy to become obsessed with getting productive, rather than actually doing the stuff in the first place.

However, it is actually quite simple – there is a hierarchy of distractions, where one channel trumps the next and evokes specific emotions.

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This chart explains exactly what is at the top of the chart – a text message is only trumped by a loved one shutting the laptop on your fingers!

Found here – and a book – Visual Miscellaneum to accompany (I’ve ordered mine)

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