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NPR: Clive on "Interruption Science"
Merlin Mann | Oct 19 2005
NPR : 'Interruption Science': Costly Distractions at Work Good recap of Clive's article in which he expands on a couple important points.
I really like that Clive stresses the distinction between actual productivity (which so often refers obliquely to the number of widgets you can generate) vs. happiness, or even just the absence of non-stop stress. Personally? I don't do this stuff so that I can make more;I do it so I can freak out less. [ via Jon Udell ] 3 Comments
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