Amy Diehl, Ph.D.
Hellish workplace for knowledge workers:
- Constantly interrupt them
- Distracting tech (Slack, IM, Teams, smart phones)
- No work-home boundary
- Measure productivity by activity
- No prioritizing
- 1-hour mtgs default
- No time for deep work
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-art-of-self-improvement/202406/cultures-of-disruption-are-destroying-modern-workplaces
Cultures of Disruption Are Destroying Modern Workplaces

Our current working cultures of disruption are making us ill and unproductive. We need to take urgent collective action to re-design our workplaces so that we can thrive.

Psychology Today
Jun 22, 2024 at 7:47pmWeb
Show threadCoach Pāṇini ®Jun 22, 2024

@amydiehl

Modern offices are “industrialized distraction optimizers”.

Show threadDavid BruchmannJun 23, 2024

@paninid @amydiehl

Damn, there is still some work to do, I forgot 😂

Show threadGeneric white guy SysAdminJun 22, 2024
@amydiehl Might be good if the workers themselves had some institutional power that allowed them to both collectively and individually dictate their work environment. 🤔
Show threadthierryJun 22, 2024

@amydiehl and last but not least, open floor plan to maximize noise distribution and total lack of privacy.

But hey, at least I get to hear about the vacation in Gaspésie of a Guy a don’t know, seated 30 feet away.

Show threadJoanna HolmanJun 22, 2024
@amydiehl @Gracchus I still get flashbacks to a previous job that used to sometimes interrupt our work in the middle of the day with meetings whose only purpose was to discuss why we hadn’t got enough work done
Show threadpenpencilbrush🇨🇦Jun 22, 2024
@joannaholman Let's all go sit in the conference room for an hour (or more) and hash out why we aren't more productive. lol
Show threadCBJun 23, 2024

@amydiehl

When I was doing WFH I found that the Slack notifications were a trigger, especially coming after hours as we are a global org.

Now I leave it to just check via the web one time a day. I set the boundaries and everyone seems to be fine with it.
So much more productive for all