10 Reasons You're Not Getting Your Work Done (Infographic) Distractions can be … hold on, I got a text.

By Grace Reader

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Studies show that an average employee gets distracted every three minutes while they are at work, and worse, it takes around 23 minutes to get back on track after a distraction.

Weekdone, a team performance and organization management software, compiled the below infographic detailing the 10 most common office distractions. Check it out for things that should be avoided to increase your productivity.
Grace Reader

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Grace Reader is a former editorial intern at Entrepreneur.com and a current freelance contributor. She is a third year journalism and media communication major at Colorado State University. Grace is the PR and marketing manager at Colorado State University's Off-Campus Life, and a sports anchor at CTV Channel 11. 

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