Reducing interruptions to boost productivity

I’ve allowed myself to get distracted lately by too much interruptive information. When you’re coding it can take a while to load the code into your brain and get into the zone where you’re making real progress with it (Paul Graham describes it here). Every time you get interrupted it can be like starting over. It’s easy to get distracted by various communication mediums popping up on your desktop. And a day with with regular interruptions is a day where not a lot of work gets done.  read more »