Most office workers can't go 30 minutes or less without getting distracted. — Getty Images/The New York Times
The good news: It’s not just you unable to home in on work tasks during your 9-to-5. The bad news: No one in the office is able to focus anymore.
The vast majority of US employees are unable to stay focused on daily tasks, according to “Lost Focus: The Cost Of Distractions On Productivity In The Modern Workplace,” a report from workplace and productivity analytics platform Insightful. Of 1,200 US employees and employers, 79% of workers said they can’t go a full hour without getting distracted from work; 59% couldn’t go just 30 minutes without encountering a diversion.
