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Title	Workplace interruptions cost $588B in lost productivity
Type	Opinion
Source	ITworld 01/08/2008
Summary	Interrupting your interruptions ... Big numbers get attention, so here's one: 28 billion hours of productivity are lost by phone calls, instant messages, and e-mails constantly interrupting a knowledge worker's day. continue

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