The Context Of Things
Reflections on management, growth, failure, relationships, and more
Menu Close
  • Home
  • About
  • Popular Topics
  • Work With Me

Minor Many

“Got a minute?” costs the U.S. economy about $588 billion a year

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Ted Bauer
Interruptions and Productivity

Got that stat in the headline from here. Basically the idea speaks to the power (for evil) of interruption, which is common in most workplace cultures, I’d auger. “Hey, got a minute?” At my current job, I actually saw one of those go… Continue Reading →

Sharing Options

  • Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
  • Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook

Like this:

Like Loading...
Fundamental Explainers Attention Span, Business, Busy, Busy Trap, Communications, Critical Few, E-Mail, Future of Work, Human Behavior, Interruptions, Jobs, Leadership, Management, Minor Many, Organizations, Psychology, Work

Search Posts:

Get New Posts

This will get you a quick email of each new post. If you want a curated email, use "Newsletter" on the main menu.

Join 2,189 other subscribers
© 2026 The Context Of Things. All rights reserved.
Hiero by aThemes
 

Loading Comments...
 

    %d