No Interruptions Day is an annual commemoration celebrated on December 31. Often when involved in any work, we face interruptions from all sorts of people.
Work when done without interruptions will give higher productivity. So you are allowed to ban all the interruptions on a Day in a calendar.
You can hang out a ‘Do not disturb’ note on your door to work or plan in a better way possible. The celebration day encourages each one of us to get the work done without any disturbances.
History of No Interruptions Day:
The origin, history, founder, and the year at which the No Interruptions Day celebration began are not known precisely. The creator of this Day has established this commemoration as a way to set out for organized work.
Both at home and office, one might face lots of distractions. Interruptions can be anything like the disturbance made by the co-worker, family, friends, tiredness, sleepiness, noise, messages, emails, tv, and so on.
It is, however, vital to concentrate on the work to attain the best outcome. This Day is the best opportunity to get out of all the disturbances and interruptions to concentrate on the work.
Disconnect yourself from every other interruption to concentrate on the work for the full day. Enjoy the silence and keep a focus on the job you do.
How to Celebrate No Interruptions Day:
The best thing to do is to hang a Do Not Disturb card on your door. Close it and let it inside your room. Switch off your mobile phone to get out of the messages and emails.
Turn off your tv, and you can focus on your work for cent percent. You are now privileged to enjoy the silence on this Day.
How to observe No Interruptions Day:
Turn off the phone, ignore your emails, close your door, and enjoy the peace of no interruptions for a full day. You can do this, right?
Here are some of the things many of us will tackle on these quiet end-of-the-year-days:
- Answer unanswered emails
- Delete, file, and organize emails we’ve been saving
- Scan needed receipts and shred unnecessary paperwork
- Complete online training courses
- Update calendar and address book.
Interesting Facts About No Interruptions Day:
Here are some surprising facts about Interruptions at the workplace!
- According to the study conducted by the UC Irvine, on an average people get interrupted every 11 minutes while working on a project
- The above study also stated that the distracted person needs an average of 25 minutes to get back to what they were focusing on before getting distracted
- The UC Irvine study also states that employees in cubes had a 29% increased rate at being interrupted than the ones having private offices
- As per the International Journal of Stress Management, frequently interrupted workers have 9% higher rates of exhaustion in comparison the increase in exhaustion related to work overload is 12%.
