“Focus on signal over noise. Don’t waste time on stuff that doesn’t actually make things better.”
Elon Musk
The time it takes to recover from an interruption takes longer than the interruption itself.
Imagine you are working on an important issue for your company, and you are continually looking at text messages, tweets, and news feeds. Not only is the issue going to take more time to complete, the work product will likely suffer. Focus on one thing at a time and you will improve both quality and productivity. The following article illustrates this concept.