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Posted by Sean Rehder (Permalink) | 0 Comments | | Sunday, March 04, 2007


By David Furlonger, Financial Mail

"Contrary to the assumption that constant exposure to all sources of information is a “good thing”, the intrusion of modern technology is proving a mixed blessing.

A report by the international Deloitte consultancy group says that while technology can provide a 24-hour supply of information, its intrusiveness also prevents workers from concentrating. 'One study . found that the average employee switches tasks every three minutes, is interrupted every two minutes, and has a maximum attention span of 12 minutes.'"

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