distraction

No matter how much one reduces distraction, it is still more distracting than not using it in the first place.

So now the employee has to deal with a cheap workspace, and an open roof that all sounds and distractions leaks into.

Reading a book on a Kindle will not cause more distraction during an emergency than reading one on paper.

What will happen to Netflix's original content creation efforts, this will be a huge distraction to those.

It can absorb a near-infinite amount of time and feels quite productive, but it's usually a distraction.

The team can close the door to eliminate distractions, they can work together in pairs or small groups as needed and separate as needed.

It works well because it allows for a high degree of collaboration while keeping folks outside the team at arms length to limit distraction.

Null route reddit, Facebook, etc. I realized I was wasting a lot of time on sites that have no actual value other than as a pure distraction.

The real issue here, and one from which your post serves as a distraction, is the evisceration of the mens rea requirement for a finding of guilt.

They only provide a symbolic segregation of the employee's space, with all of the noise and distraction of a completely open plan.

Now and then, however, a fatigued official may feel the need of a little distraction, especially in the evenings and at night and may hang the receiver on.

There are days when I'm very busy on a problem and I don't want the distraction of taking lunch so I'll either eat it at my desk or eat something low impact like a protein bar/shake.

For every Watsi, we have a hundred bullshit companies with bullshit products, providing yet another means of idle distraction for indolent westerners.

* Managers have free rein to fuck over an employee in Perf if they believe him to be "distracted" or at risk of future distraction by 20% time, even if that employee's performance is otherwise strong.

Much of the "distraction" that founders face in raising money exists precisely because a typical equity round can be a complex process and, apart from needing to sell the economic proposition behind their venture, founders must also make sure that any funds they do take in are taken on reasonable terms.

I see groups of people socialising and talking - if someone is by themselves then their phone can provide some distraction/semblance of "company".There's also a tendency for us techy types to get caught in our own little bubble - I get my news from HN Reddit and Twitter, so my view on how people use these services is clouded.