How do you feel about being interrupted? Do interruptions bother you?

By “interruption” I mean an occurrence that demands your attention and takes it away from your present activity. A phone call, the doorbell, someone’s question or request, a P.A. announcement, a commotion in your yard, a siren and flashing lights right outside your door, that sort of thing.

Even if you don’t respond to them (for example, don’t answer the phone), there’s still a break in your attention, unless you can totally tune them out.

Do interruptions annoy you? Do you take them in stride? Do you lose the thread of whatever you were doing?

Are they just routine for you, or do they upset your rhythm or your equilibrium?

Tags as I wrote them: interruptions, balance, memory, routine, attention.