thoughtfulAlong these lines, I'm slowly realizing that I'm swimming against the tide in minimizing interruptions at the office. It's just not likely to change, not in my current job. Since I don't have my own office, I'm fair game, and there's no way for anyone to tell whether I have time to talk before I've already been interrupted. Prior experience in positions in which I always had my own office has spoiled me, and I stubbornly still want to be able to work that way. That's not reality, and I'll probably get a lot farther once I make some peace with that fact.
Considering finding ways to be sure to have an hour or two at the office each day when no one else is there (maybe early mornings?) so that I can work uninterrupted, creating margin to receive and even welcome interruptions later in the day. Making that work could be tricky, however, because my workflow is largely dependent on others. And honestly, I probably just need to be more up front about when I'm working on something—see if I can schedule the interruption into a meeting at a later time so that I can focus on it.
Bah. Day off and I'm hashing out work. Time to stop—there are cookouts and festivities that need attention.
