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    The Right Way to Interrupt Someone at Work

    The art and science of successful interruptions.
    by Ross McCammon Oct 01, 2016 3 minutes
    Source: Illustration by Paul Sahre

    Hi! sorry, sorry, sorry. Just want to say one thing before you continue flipping pages! Totally sorry for interrupting. You look fantastic, by the way -- what is that, like, a tunic? Anyway, the thing is: We’re always interrupting at work. We interrupt each other. We interrupt ourselves. An email is an interruption. An instant message is, too. A phone call; an office drop-by; a “Can I grab you for a minute?” -- those are all interruptions. And they’re all (mostly) unavoidable. Like all

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